Hyundai To Begin Offering Ethernet Connectvity

Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced a joint development agreement with Hyundai Motor to power the next-generation connected car. The collaboration will integrate infotainment, telematics and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features such as surround view parking and lane departure warning into Hyundai vehicles. Together, the companies aim to deliver robust features and faster connectivity to a broader number of drivers. Visit www.broadcom.com to learn more.

Based on Broadcom's BroadR-Reach® Ethernet technology, the single high-bandwidth in-vehicle network will deliver cost-effective, lightweight 100Mbps connectivity to advance integration of safety applications in the vehicle. Broadcom will showcase the technology at SAE Convergence in Detroit, October 16-17.

As members of the AVnu Alliance and OPEN Alliance (One-Pair Ether-Net) Special Interest Group (SIG), Broadcom and Hyundai Motor have partnered since 2011 to drive wide-scale adoption of Ethernet-based automotive connectivity. Ethernet enables an open, scalable network for powering in-vehicle infotainment and ADAS, while supporting faster implementation of next-generation technologies and multiple networks, improving the ability to share data from a common source to the entire network.

BroadR-Reach Ethernet also supports the IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) standard, a key technology for achieving high quality audio and video transmission in automotive by providing guaranteed quality of service (QoS), frame synchronization and timing necessary to stream professional-quality audio and video traffic.

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HughJass - 10/18/2012 4:01:33 PM

+1 Boost

Why does my car need its on network? Bluetooth works fine and unless you can fit the Internet in my car, I don't need it.

Stupid idea. Just what I need, something to distract me from driving. Just put a 29" Samsung in the dash and call it a day.

maltbarley - 10/18/2012 4:22:54 PM

+1 Boost

I believe the idea is that the current vehicle network, typically a CAN bus, does not have the capacity for new functions they'd like to have in the vehicle. This new system would have around 100x the capacity.

Don't call things stupid that you don't comprehend.

HughJass - 10/19/2012 11:53:48 AM

+1 Boost

Why do you need 100x the capacity, netflix?

HughJass - 10/19/2012 11:57:26 AM

+2 Boost

Then again, Hyundai cars are so boring (having 5yo designs when they're introduced with their revolutionary discounted prices) you would need Netflix or some dope multi-media system to keep the driver from falling asleep.