Leveraging Hybrid Edge Cloud for Next-Gen Connected Cars
Based on the recent partnership announcement between BlackBerry and mimik Technologies, I researched mimik’s Hybrid Edge Cloud (HEC) approach and found it highly compelling for connected vehicles.
The automotive industry is undergoing a massive transformation driven by advancements in software, connectivity, and cloud. Vehicles are evolving into sophisticated computing platforms, with hundreds of ECUs and over 100 million lines of code. This explosion of in-vehicle processing power is enabling a host of new capabilities such as ADAS, autonomous driving, and rich infotainment.
However, realizing the full potential of connected, software-defined vehicles presents daunting systems engineering challenges. Latency-sensitive functions like telematics, OTA updates, and V2X communications impose stringent requirements on cloud infrastructure. Transferring enormous amounts of telemetry across limited cellular bandwidth is costly and inefficient. And ensuring reliable operation despite intermittent connectivity necessitates intelligent edge processing.
These factors make centralized cloud architectures poorly suited for tomorrow’s connected cars. Thankfully, an innovative approach called Hybrid Edge Cloud (HEC) provides a more effective foundation for automotive connectivity. Developed by mimik Technology…
