High real-time computing performance
The high-performance architecture of the TQMxCU1-HPCM enables reliable real-time processing of complex algorithms and provides the foundation for stable autonomous driving maneuvers under competition conditions.
TQ-Embedded supports Raceyard Kiel in entering autonomous racing
Success Story Raceyard Kiel The intelligent heart of a racing car
Raceyard Kiel: Tomorrow’s engineers building racing cars today
Raceyard Kiel is an interdisciplinary university project in which students from various fields work together to design, develop, and manufacture a fully electric racing car. The goal is to build a racing car every season and compete against Formula Student teams from around the world in various disciplines. In addition to driving performance, engineering quality, the degree of innovation, and system understanding play a central role.
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New in 2026: Autonomous racing
In the current season, the team will also compete for the first time in the autonomous driving category on the race tracks of Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya, as part of Formula Student Spain, and at the Hungaroring, as part of Formula Student East — made possible thanks to sponsorship from the TQ-Group. With powerful modules from the TQ-Embedded business unit, the electronics specialist is providing the technological core for the racing car’s autonomous system.
TQ: More than a hardware partner
As part of the sponsorship, TQ is providing the team with a starter kit consisting of the TQMxCU1-HPCM embedded module and a carrier board, as well as a second TQMxCU1-HPCM module. While the team primarily uses the starter kit for development and system testing, the second module is integrated into a carrier board developed by Raceyard Kiel itself and installed in the racing car together with a specially designed housing. This embedded platform functions as the so-called Driverless Vehicle Processing Computer, or DVPC, and forms the central intelligent computing unit of the autonomous system. Its modular architecture enables flexible adaptation to different competition scenarios: at events without a driverless category, the system can be removed as needed.
Thanks to TQ and the upgrade to this powerful, compact, and at the same time lighter hardware, we were able to significantly optimize our system architecture and ensure that our software operates reliably, the sensor system is used to its full potential, and the vehicle can safely execute the planned maneuvers. The DVPC gives us the necessary performance reserve and stability to bring our autonomous driving system up to competition level and successfully implement its premiere this summer. «
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TQMxCU1-HPCM: The brain inside the racing car
All processes required for autonomous operation run on the TQMxCU1-HPCM embedded platform: from sensor data processing, environment perception, and localization to decision-making and vehicle control. The integrated Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1 processor delivers maximum computing power while maintaining excellent performance efficiency, creating ideal conditions for the move into autonomous racing.
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