New in-vehicle platform for driving next generation car PCs

Peter Dinham
Sunday, 22 March 2009 15:32

IT Industry - Deals

VIA Technologies, a manufacturer of power efficient x86 processor platforms, has released the IVP-7500 board, the first in a series of dedicated x86 in-vehicle platforms for developers of car PCs and intelligent transportation devices.  

Announcement of the new processor platforms, VIA’s Daniel Wu, Vice President, VIA Embedded said intelligent transportation devices were now making the transition from an enthusiast to mainstream audience.

“The continued evolution of the PC as a multimedia playback device for audio and video entertainment means that car owners are now demanding access to their digital media library whilst on the road. In-vehicle PCs offers access to intelligent global satellite positioning services for accurate location tracking, route planning and navigation.
 
“Today’s cutting-edge consumer can employ in-car mounted cameras for video assisted parking and highway surveillance recording, while commercial customers can have access to license plate recognition, fleet management, digital tachograph, odometer and security applications,” Wu added.
 
Designed from the ground up for the rigours of in-vehicle computing, VIA says the IVP-7500 is a versatile, scalable and highly power-efficient processor platform with strong multimedia performance, with customers having the option of fanless designs implementations for industrial and grade stability.
 
“The flexible VIA IVP-7500 measures 114mm x 185.5mm and can be employed in a variety of dashboard implementations, including one or two DIN designs as well as discrete, in-seat and headrest designs,” Wu said.

VIA says it is currently offering samples of the IVP-7500 board to project customers.