More Than Just HorsepowerA report from The Register states that Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra predicted on a company earnings call that an SAE Level 4 automated driving system would require more than 300 GB of RAM. That level of capability would help ensure sensors, cameras, and lidar work together to enable near-fully autonomous driving within specific operating conditions.That is a huge amount of memory. Most videos shared online can be edited on a computer with as little as 16 GB of RAM, while more professional workflows may require 32 GB or more. By comparison, today’s vehicles typically use far less memory, with averages around 16 GB. Such a jump in memory demand could drive up costs, especially as AI adoption accelerates, while also putting pressure on global memory supply.
…
Go to Source
Author: Rex Sanchez
