Development in the field of Single Board Computers (SBC) have been increasing for several years. They provide a good balance between computing performance and power consumption which is usually required for mobile platforms, like application in vehicles for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving (AD). However, there is an ever-increasing need of more powerful and efficient SBCs which can run power intensive Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) in real-time and can also satisfy necessary functional safety requirements such as Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL). ProAI is being developed by ZF mainly to run powerful and efficient applications such as multitask DNNs and on top of that it also has the required safety certification for AD. In this work, we compare and discuss state of the art SBC on the basis of power intensive multitask DNN architecture called Multitask-CenterNet with respect to performance measures such as, FPS and power efficiency. As an automotive supercomputer, ProAI delivers an excellent combination of performance and efficiency, managing nearly twice the number of FPS per watt than a modern workstation laptop and almost four times compared to the Jetson Nano. Furthermore, it was also shown that there is still power in reserve for further and more complex tasks on the ProAI, based on the CPU and GPU utilization during the benchmark.

Not so long ago, the consumer electronics show (CES) was the place to exhibit the latest in computers, mobile devices and other electronic gadgets. It still is although the accent is changing. Every year, this Las Vegas tech fest attracts a rising tide of automotive suppliers taking space both inside and outside the convention centre halls. This month's management briefing turns the spotlight on some of those exhibitors operating in the brave new auto world of voice control, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Among those unveiling autonomous driving concepts at CES included Chrysler, Toyota, Honda and Faraday Future.

At CES, ZF, one of the largest automotive parts supplier, launched its "ProAI" self-driving solution for vehicle manufacturers. The solution is based on Nvidia's Drive PX 2 computing platform for self-driving cars. ZF is the first tier 1 car parts supplier to use Nvidia's Drive PX 2 system. However, Nvidia announced previously that the system is also powering Tesla's Autopilot 2.0 hardware, which will be in newer Model S and Model X cars, as well as in the Model 3. It seems that the Drive PX 2 is already getting the seal of approval from important players in the autonomous vehicle market. The Drive PX 2 computing platform is available in multiple configurations. The lower-end one, called Autocruise, includes a single Parker SoC, and it targets vehicles that only need to handle highway automated driving and HD mapping.