Xilinx's programmable AI chip powers safety sensors in Subaru car

Xilinx shared today that its programmable AI chips are being used in Subaru's EyeSight car safety system. Integrated into the Subaru Levorg, a mid-size car debuting soon in Japan, EyeSight will provide advanced features including adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, and pre-collision braking. "It's the first vehicle with a new generation of EyeSight," Xilinx automotive lead Willard Tu said in an interview with VentureBeat. "The most difficult part of this is the AI portion and support for it." The name of the chip is a mouthful: the Xilinx Automotive-qualified Zynq UltraScale multi-processor system-on-a-chip (MPSoC).