NXP Semiconductors has announced a new platform, the S32 CoreRide. It says the vehicle software platform will cut costs for automakers and Tier 1 suppliers.

The S32 CoreRide platform brings together NXP’s established S32 compute, networking, system power management and ready-to-deploy software from the company’s extensive software partner ecosystem.

The company is also unveiling its first S32 CoreRide solution for central compute based on NXP’s new S32N family of vehicle super-integration processors. It offers safe and scalable combinations of real-time and applications processing as well as vehicle networking.

Henri Ardevol, NXP executive vice president and general manager said: “The automotive industry’s shift to software-defined vehicles presents unprecedented levels of disruption.”

The semiconductor firm says the S32 CoreRide platform provides the ability to isolate vehicle functions, helping to ensure freedom from interference between each application.

This level of integration and flexibility advances carmakers and Tier 1 suppliers to the next point in their development since they can now utilise the S32 CoreRide platform to put more focus on differentiation and the creation of application software for new business models.