2023 V2X forecast By Autotalks

Before the forecast for 2023 is provided, it’s time to revisit the 2022 forecast. The first prediction about increased attention to V2X in two-wheelers was spot on. The unique value of using V2X to protect eBikes and eScooters was demonstrated and promoted. The second prediction about the market being quick to embrace cooperative perception didn’t materialize. The reason is the market’s focus on the launch of the basic Day1 V2X instead of the research of Day2 V2X. A prediction I should have made in 2022 is the start of deployment of V2X services along German roads including the Autobahn.

The forecast for 2023 is derived from two expected major milestones. First, EuroNCAP is expected to publish the test protocol for V2X for the 2026 safety ratings. With that, vehicles implementing V2X will be rewarded. Second, the FCC will publish the second Report & Order (R&O) containing C-V2X spectrum regulation in the US.

Those milestones will trigger V2X deployments in Europe and the US. In Europe, many carmakers (OEMs) are waiting for the release of the 2026 updated grading. Following that, their calculations will show that V2X deployment is the cheapest way to increase the vehicle safety rating. As a result, the V2X market launch will be accelerated.

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By Michiel Ligthart, President and COO, Verific Design Automation

Michiel Ligthart

If 2022 was the year of bespoke silicon, formerly known as custom silicon, then it naturally follows that 2023 will be the year of bespoke EDA (electronic design automation). And like bespoke silicon, bespoke EDA is not a one size fits all methodology.

Bespoke silicon relies on bespoke EDA, a fine-tuned and tailored design flow that starts at the register transfer level (RTL) where tweaks can be made to improve the quality of a bespoken silicon design. Enhancing the flow at design entry and in-house EDA tools using domain knowledge is attractive to engineering groups because it offers them the ability to support a wide varieties of design styles as well as standards such as SystemVerilog, VHDL, UVM, UPF, and encryption. Without standards to move design content through different EDA tools, bespoke EDA would be impractical and impossible to implement. One productive advantage of bespoke EDA: Engineers need only one API for SystemVerilog and VHDL thanks to its building blocks.

Examples of bespoke EDA implementations are elusive, even though it’s common knowledge that silicon design teams are popularizing it. Then again, it’s a competitive distinction not shared outside of silicon design groups. Some educated guesses could be low-power design, design for test circuitry, intellectual property (IP) customization, and debug functionality.

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By Amy Fowler, VP and GM of the FlashBlade BU, Pure Storage.

Amy Fowler

Organizations Will Prioritize AI/ML Expertise, but Finding IT Talent Won’t be Easy: To truly take advantage of AI is a long journey; one that will continue to be bottlenecked by a lack of IT talent. Organizations need data scientists, people who are technically capable and cognizant of AI/ML technologies, however labor market shortages have caused them to pull back on growth plans. While layoffs may continue in 2023, organizations will hold onto the technologists working in areas of AI/ML that have the ability to provide far-reaching benefits in the future.

Growth of Machine-Generated Data: While spending may slow down amid a recession, data generation will not. In 2023, more companies will use machine-generated or synthetic data to help train their AI models. One of the advantages of this type of data is the ability to be generated with the precision that data scientists need, saving time and eliminating bottlenecks in the training process such as data sanitization needed for human-derived data. This path will generate more data that can be used to feed their AI training engines faster, consequently creating more demand for fast data storage.

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By Javier Perez, Chief Open Source Evangelist, Perforce

Javier Perez

Every time a newly disclosed critical open source vulnerability or supply chain attack hits the headlines, teams sound the alarms for greater security. But vulnerabilities have and always will occur because software and those who develop it aren’t perfect. One year after the zero-day Log4j vulnerability and exploits, we’ve seen the industry rally behind awareness and educating organizations on open source security and advocating for checks and balances for secure software development life cycles. Alongside this push within the private sector, we can expect more government-led initiatives to launch in the new year, like the guidance from the U.S. White House’s Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity executive order and the Open Source Software Security Mobilization 10-point plan which are driving awareness and responsibilities for all U.S. government agencies. At the same time, the 10-stream mobilization plan is going to start delivering results on the improvement of open source security. In 2023, it will remain critical for organizations to improve their open source security best practices, while being transparent and actively disclose vulnerabilities—something that we should view as positive.

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