NXP, Foxconn sign deal to drive-forward electric, connected, autonomous vehicles

Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors is to work with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to jointly develop new compute and connectivity platforms for software-defined electric vehicles, offering varying degrees of autonomy. Foxconn will use NXP’s chip portfolio to produce electronic componentry for electrification, connectivity, and automated driving – in that order – in new vehicles. Foxconn…