Why Ethernet should be the connectivity backbone of every car

By _Imagination Blog

June 14, 2021

It’s no exaggeration to say that connectivity is the lifeblood that enables all our everyday tech to function, and that extends to connectivity inside our cars. In this blog post though, we’re not talking about wireless comms for drivers and passengers and their devices. Rather we’re talking about the bus that carries that data internally around the car, enabling all its many components to talk to each other, from the car’s windows to the ESP and ABS systems, to any electronic system that requires input from the driver.

Modern data transfers for automakers began with the development of controller area network bus (CAN bus) in 1983. Since these humble beginnings, the number of cabling and connectivity options have rapidly increased to keep pace with the ever-increasing need to move more data around the vehicle: indeed – CAN XL was introduced in 2019. With so many options available on the market it can be hard to know which one really comes out on top in terms of speed usability and features.

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