Automotive Engineering; Invehicle Infotainment

What is In Vehicle Infotainment in Automotive field ?

The term 'infotainment' emerged in the broadcasting industry and is a combination word made from 'information' and 'entertainment’.

The IVI can be described as a combination of vehicle systems which are used to deliver entertainment and information to the driver and the passengers through audio/ video interfaces, control elements like touch screen displays, button panel, voice commands, and more.

That's the interface and software that show up on your car's center screen—and it's playing an increasingly important role in modern vehicles. The infotainment system runs all of the communication and entertainment functions of a car, from phone calls and navigation to music and podcasts.

In-vehicle infotainment works in integration with many other in-vehicle and external systems to deliver entertainment and information to the driver and passengers.

The automotive world is moving towards a new level of personalized in-vehicle infotainment.

The functionalities involved are diverse and can be broadly classified into

•safety in Automotive Field,

•driver assistance and navigation in Automotive Field,

•personalized interactive multimedia in Automotive Field

•high-performance data sharing in Automotive Field.

•With increasing demand for highly customized in-vehicle infotainment systems, automotive solution providers are focusing on designing feature-rich, versatile, and powerful processors. For immersive in vehicle infotainment experience, processors needs to assist with high level of computing and intelligence in vehicles.

•Advanced infotainment processors enable integration of multiple HD displays, execute driver assistance functions and assist in-vehicle entertainment in a connected environment. A powerful processor enriches an infotainment system with high performance, HD color display, high resolution and low power consumption. Some of the best in-vehicle platforms available in the market include:

•Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600 processor (Eragon 600 SoM)

•TI- Jacinto™ DRAx infotainment SoCs

•NXP – MX255 applications processor

•Samsung Exynos Auto V9