Intel's Software-Defined Vehicle Strategy: "Frisco Lake" and "Grizzly Lake" SoCs

[AleksandarK]

At the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, Intel revealed its next-generation automotive system-on-chip lineup, unveiling two ambitious platforms, "Frisco Lake" and "Grizzly Lake". The company described these new designs as key steps toward fully software-driven vehicles, where much of the intelligence is handled by high-performance processors instead of dedicated hardware circuits. Intel said these chips would support advanced driver assistance and richer multimedia features. Intel's second generation Software Defined Vehicle, or SDV, Frisco Lake, is built on the upcoming "Panther Lake" architecture. The first volumes are expected in the first half of 2026, and TDP options will be among 20-65 W to meet different use cases. Intel says Frisco Lake will deliver ten times more AI performance and sixty-one percent better energy efficiency compared to the current Raptor Lake-based platform.

The new graphics block is based on the third-generation Xe architecture, known as "Celestial", replacing the older Battlemage design. Frisco Lake also supports twelve simultaneous camera inputs and up to two hundred and eighty audio channels. Linux kernel patch analysis also shows Frisco Lake cores are based on Panther Lake, confirming Intel's adaptation of its client CPUs for automotive use. Looking further ahead, Intel shared an early roadmap for its third-generation SDV platform, Grizzly Lake, which should arrive in the first half of 2027. Codenamed Monument Peak, these chips will use "Nova Lake" cores and may offer up to 32 efficiency-optimized cores along with an integrated Xe GPU capable of about seven TeraFLOPS. Additional features include support for six independent displays, twelve camera interfaces, and compliance with automotive safety standards.



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[wNotyarD]

I swear I read Fiasco Lake. Had to double check

 

[Smartcom5]

I can't be the only one who gets get my hackles up, upon the mere thought of a car being driven by Intel-CPUs and especially running on Intel-software.
That's stuff for nightmares! Would be a instant no-go and knock-out criterion for me …

 

[Vayra86]

I can't be the only one who gets get my hackles up, upon the mere thought of a car being driven by Intel-CPUs and especially running on Intel-software.
That's stuff for nightmares! Would be a instant no-go and knock-out criterion for me …

Criterion, you mean that company that made Crash Mode in Burnout, right?

Well played sir/madam

I swear I read Fiasco Lake. Had to double check

Imagine if your driving requires more than 7 Teraflops. You're gonna get a framedrop and maybe even a screen tear

Oh man... this is such a generous subject

 

[Wirko]

We're talking about racing sims here, not vehicles in the physical world, right?

 

[Tropick]

We're talking about racing sims here, not vehicles in the physical world, right?