Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. NXP Announces the BlueBox 3.0 Development Platform for Safe Automotive High-Performance Computing NXP Semiconductors N.V.January 11, 2021 GMT Embedded NXP Layerscape processor delivers 2x increase in processing performance over previous platform to meet new vehicle architecture demands S32G processors support ASIL D level functional safety to enable advanced safety architectures 8x increase in I/O and PCIe ports expands the platform’s connectivity and scalability, adding acceleration extensions with Kalray’s MPPA® processor-based PCIe cards to support safe Automotive High-Performance Compute applications EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NXP Semiconductors has announced BlueBox 3.0, a new and expanded version of NXP’s flagship safe Automotive High-Performance Compute (AHPC) development platform. Designed for software application development and validation ahead of silicon device availability, BlueBox 3.0 now offers a flexible way to address user-defined vehicles, safety Level 2+ (L2+) automated driving, and the evolving vehicle architectures that will revolutionize connected vehicles. By combining in a centralized compute module, safe integrated high-performance NXP processors, expanded I/O connectivity and extensions with Kalray’s MPPA processor-based PCIe cards enabling heterogeneous acceleration; BlueBox 3.0 offers designers a solution that can accelerate system development cycles and speed time to market.