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Honda invests in Mythic to co-develop high-performance SoCs for software-defined vehicles
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 09:02 AM
Honda has invested in the US-based fabless semiconductor company Mythic to collaborate on the development of high-performance SoCs for software-defined vehicles.
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Honda Motor has formed a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley-based semiconductor startup Mythic to develop specialized AI chips for autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems. This collaboration centers on Mythic’s "analog compute-in-memory" technology, which performs complex AI calculations within the memory itself rather than moving data back and forth to a processor. By adopting this unique architecture, the companies aim to reduce power consumption for AI tasks by up to 10 times compared to conventional digital processors, solving a critical energy bottleneck for electric vehicles.
The partnership underscores Honda’s broader transition toward software-defined vehicles and its commitment to achieving higher levels of autonomy. As vehicles require massive onboard computing power for real-time sensor fusion and object detection, managing the thermal and energy footprint of these systems is vital for vehicle performance. This co-development effort allows Honda to secure a more efficient hardware supply chain as it prepares for the mass deployment of Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous platforms later this decade.
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