Hyundai is reportedly considering in-house development of sensors and computer chips for autonomous vehicles.
The company is said to view the technology as critical for future vehicles, which will increasingly rely on computer hardware to manage fully automated and semi-autonomous driving assistance systems.
Typical cars had an average of $333 worth of computer chips last year, according to a Bloomberg report, and the figure is likely to increase in the coming years. In-house development presents a potential financial incentive for automakers, while providing a way to inch ahead of competitors in the race toward self-driving vehicles.
Hyundai's roadmap is among the more conservative in the industry, expecting "highly automated" driving by 2020 and fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2030. Like most competitors, the Korean automaker is starting with highway-driving assist before moving on to more advanced features.
One analysis suggests less than ten percent of vehicles will be either semi- or fully-autonomous by 2035. Adoption will likely be restrained through 2025 by the high costs of sensors and management computers.
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