Overview

Autonomous compute starts with Arm

Autonomous machines are transforming the physical world, driving the need for scalable, efficient, and secure compute at the edge. Arm delivers the foundational architecture that powers autonomy across vehicles, robotics, and intelligent systems, supported by a broad ecosystem and proven software foundations. This enables developers and system architects to build high-performance autonomous solutions that move from concept to deployment with confidence.

Benefits

Why choose Arm for autonomous machines

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Built for physical AI

Scalable compute supporting perception, decision-making, and action across autonomous machines.

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Designed for safety and trust

Enables secure execution, system isolation, and reliable operation in real-world environments.

Efficient performance at scale

Delivers high AI performance with industry-leading power efficiency.

Solutions

Build on Arm

Whether you’re building next-generation in-vehicle experiences, advancing autonomous capabilities or developing intelligent robotic systems, Arm offers flexible pathways tailored to your strategy. Explore solutions optimized for your specific use case and development model.

Speed to deployment

Customization

Safety and security

Best for

Use cases

Arm tech

Zena CSS

  • 12 months accelerated time to market potential
  • More than 20% engineering resource savings

Highly customizable with optional integration of Arm Mali GPUs, ISPs, and custom AI accelerators

Built-in vision complex, functional Safety Island, Security Enclave and safety domains

Accelerated silicon development for AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs)

AI workloads, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), ADAS & autonomy

  • Armv9-A AE Cortex-A CPUs
  • CMN Automotive Enhanced coherent interconnect and system/power management IP
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AE technologies

  • Delivers proven platforms for autonomous applications
  • Enables early software development through pre-silicon virtual platforms 
  • Build SoCs tailored to autonomous workloads
  • Configure IP for performance, power, and safety

Built to meet the rigorous performance, safety, and scalability demands

Scalable compute development across autonomous applications including AIDV and robotics

  • Digital cockpits and IVI
  • ADAS and autonomous driving
  • Safety-critical systems

AE CPUs and GPUs, including Cortex-A/R/M for scalable vehicle compute, and Mali & AI IP for graphics and AI acceleration

Explore AE IPs

Speed to deployment

  • 12 months accelerated time to market potential
  • More than 20% engineering resource savings
  • Delivers proven platforms for autonomous applications
  • Enables early software development through pre-silicon virtual platforms 
  • 12 months accelerated time to market potential
  • More than 20% engineering resource savings
  • Delivers proven platforms for autonomous applications
  • Enables early software development through pre-silicon virtual platforms 

Customization

Highly customizable with optional integration of Arm Mali GPUs, ISPs, and custom AI accelerators

  • Build SoCs tailored to autonomous workloads
  • Configure IP for performance, power, and safety

Highly customizable with optional integration of Arm Mali GPUs, ISPs, and custom AI accelerators

  • Build SoCs tailored to autonomous workloads
  • Configure IP for performance, power, and safety

Safety and security

Built-in vision complex, functional Safety Island, Security Enclave and safety domains

Built to meet the rigorous performance, safety, and scalability demands

Built-in vision complex, functional Safety Island, Security Enclave and safety domains

Built to meet the rigorous performance, safety, and scalability demands

Best for

Accelerated silicon development for AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs)

Scalable compute development across autonomous applications including AIDV and robotics

Accelerated silicon development for AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs)

Scalable compute development across autonomous applications including AIDV and robotics

Use cases

AI workloads, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), ADAS & autonomy

  • Digital cockpits and IVI
  • ADAS and autonomous driving
  • Safety-critical systems

AI workloads, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), ADAS & autonomy

  • Digital cockpits and IVI
  • ADAS and autonomous driving
  • Safety-critical systems

Arm tech

  • Armv9-A AE Cortex-A CPUs
  • CMN Automotive Enhanced coherent interconnect and system/power management IP

AE CPUs and GPUs, including Cortex-A/R/M for scalable vehicle compute, and Mali & AI IP for graphics and AI acceleration

  • Armv9-A AE Cortex-A CPUs
  • CMN Automotive Enhanced coherent interconnect and system/power management IP

AE CPUs and GPUs, including Cortex-A/R/M for scalable vehicle compute, and Mali & AI IP for graphics and AI acceleration

Explore Zena CSS
Explore AE IPs
Explore Zena CSS
Explore AE IPs
Partners

Accelerating autonomous innovation through partnership

Arm partners with industry leaders across silicon, software, and systems to bring Physical AI to life. This ecosystem accelerates innovation in autonomous machines by combining scalable compute, trusted architectures, and broad software support for deployment at scale.

Autonomous vehicle driving through a city with visualized data flow around the car.

AWS builds automotive AI on Arm

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Geely electric vehicle driving along a coastal road.

Geely’s intelligent cockpit and ADAS

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Autonomous service robots designed for industrial and logistics environments.

ROBOTIS AI autonomous robots

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Contact us

Talk with an expert

Find out how Arm’s autonomous compute platform can provide a balance of power efficiency and performance for your autonomous needs.

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Resources

Latest news and resources

  • News and blogs
  • Podcast

Key takeaways

  • Arm provides the high-performance, scalable compute architecture that powers next-generation autonomous machines.

  • Scalable, energy-efficient designs support everything from IVI to advanced autonomous workloads.

  • Built to meet the rigorous performance, safety, and scalability demands.

  • Flexible pathways enable both subsystem adoption and custom silicon development.

FAQs

FAQs

What is an autonomous machines compute platform?

An autonomous machines compute platform is the processing foundation that powers AI-defined vehicle systems, including digital cockpits, ADAS, autonomy, and connected services.

How does Arm support functional safety in vehicles?

Arm supports functional safety with automotive-ready architecture and safety mechanisms that help enable reliable, secure operation of AI and real-time workloads in vehicles.

What’s the difference between Arm Zena CSS and AE technologies?

Arm Zena CSS provides pre-integrated, automotive-ready compute subsystems to accelerate development, while AE technologies enable custom SoC designs with Arm CPUs and GPUs.

How does Arm enable centralized and zonal architecture?

Arm enables centralized and zonal architectures through scalable, energy-efficient compute that supports workload consolidation, software reuse, and multi-domain vehicle systems.