ARM brings out reference architecture for connected automotive systems UK-based chip design company ARM, whose owner Softbank is looking to sell the asset to Nvidia, has unveiled an architecture and hardware platform for emerging software-defined automotive systems. This exploits software running in edge-based systems commonly using 5G C-V2X connectivity. An initial version is available now following collaboration between ARM and US hyperscaler AWS, German auto parts maker Continental, and Volkswagen-owned software group Cariad. ARM has also partnered with US-based edge compute and cloud analytics specialists ADLink and Ampere to develop two reference hardware platforms for automotive workload exploration and testing on high end silicon, before broader commercialization. Microsoft Joins LoRa Alliance board Microsoft has joined the board of the LoRa Alliance,…