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AXONNE
AXONNE is a fabless Silicon Valley semiconductor company building high-speed Automotive Ethernet connectivity for the software-defined, AI-defined vehicle. Founded by ex-Marvell engineering leaders, it designs PHY transceivers and bridge chips - led by its Cyton PHY implementing IEEE 802.3ch Multi-Gigabit Automotive Ethernet - that move 1Gbps to 10Gbps over a single twisted pair or coax, wiring cameras, radar and lidar into the compute clusters that drive ADAS and autonomous systems.
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies (RV Tech) is a 50/50 joint venture launched in November 2024 that fuses Rivian's software and electrical-hardware know-how with Volkswagen Group's global manufacturing scale. Co-headquartered in Palo Alto, it builds the zonal electrical architecture, operating systems, in-vehicle AI, and cloud-connectivity stack that will power next-generation software-defined vehicles across Volkswagen, Audi, Scout, Rivian, and more - aiming to make every new car smarter, cheaper to build, and continuously upgradable over the air.