ECARX Debuts EXP01 Processor at RISC-V Summit Europe 2025, Outlines Next-Generation MCU Roadmap and Global RISC-V Strategy
SHANGHAI, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ECARX Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ECX) (“ECARX” or the “Company”), a global mobility tech provider, announced the debut of its EXP01 processor built on the RISC-V architecture at the RISC-V Summit Europe 2025 which was held from May 12-15, 2025, in Paris. Alongside this technical breakthrough, ECARX also outlined its roadmap for the next-generation MCU, deepened technical collaborations with the RISC-V ecosystem, and reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating RISC-V adoption in intelligent mobility solutions.
RISC-V is a completely open-source instruction-set architecture that provides a simple, modular foundation for building customized processors. Unlike proprietary chip designs, RISC-V lets engineers identify and select only the features they need, enabling faster innovation, lower power consumption, and optimized development costs across a broad range of auto electronic applications.
ECARX showcased EXP01, its first processor design built on the 32-bit RISC-V ISA. EXP01 uses a dual-core safety architecture in which two identical cores run in unison to continuously verify each other’s operation, earning it the highest level of functional safety certification, ISO 26262 ASIL-D. This fail-safe design delivers reliable performance for critical in-vehicle functions such as advanced driver assistance and intelligent cockpit interfaces, underscoring ECARX’s robust capabilities in automotive-grade safety development and management.
Building on this milestone, ECARX also outlined the R&D roadmap for its next-generation automotive-grade MCU, a scalable microcontroller specifically designed for intelligent cockpit and body-domain control applications. The MCU was developed to meet ISO 26262 ASIL-B safety standards and will support current and future encryption protocols, ensuring seamless compliance with international data regulations.
During the event, ECARX’s Head of R&D, Mr. Wei Jian, engaged in in-depth technical workshops with leading RISC-V developers, including StarFive Technology. These conversations are laying the groundwork for joint research and development initiatives to accelerate integration of RISC-V-based computing platforms into next-generation vehicle architectures worldwide.
Mr. Ziyu Shen, Chairman, and CEO of ECARX, commented: “EXP01 marks a critical step in our mission to deliver highly reliable open-architecture computing platforms for the automotive industry. Leveraging our global ecosystem of partnerships, we are continuously enhancing the performance and safety of our hardware and software stack, offering automakers a unique value proposition with several solutions that can be seamlessly customized for deployment in any market. RISC-V’s open architecture drives faster innovation and optimizes costs, directly aligning with our goal to keep automakers at the forefront of technological change with cost-effective solutions. With our MCU roadmap and deepening collaborations, we are well positioned to lead the intelligent mobility revolution powered by RISC-V.”
About ECARX
ECARX (Nasdaq: ECX) is a global automotive technology provider with capabilities to deliver turnkey solutions for next-generation smart vehicles, from the system on a chip (SoC), to central computing platforms, and software. As automakers develop new electric vehicle architectures from the ground up, ECARX is developing full-stack solutions to enhance the user experience, while reducing complexity and cost.
Founded in 2017 and listed on the Nasdaq in 2022, ECARX now has around 1,800 employees based in 12 major locations in China, UK, USA, Sweden and Germany. The co-founders are two automotive entrepreneurs, Chairman and CEO Ziyu Shen, and Eric Li (Li Shufu), who is also the founder and chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group — with ownership interests in global brands including Lotus, Lynk & Co, Geely Galaxy, Polestar, smart, and Volvo Cars. ECARX also works with other well-known automakers, including Volkswagen Group, FAW Group and Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën. To date, ECARX products can be found in over 8.7 million vehicles worldwide.
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