Product Changes#
New Terminology for Non-Safety-Related and Safety-Related#
The following table highlights product overview changes for DriveOS 6.x to 7.x migration:
Use Case |
NVIDIA DRIVE® OS 6.x |
NVIDIA DriveOS™ 7.0/7.2 |
NVIDIA DriveOS™ 7.3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Linux for Production (Non-Safety-Related) (NSR) |
DRIVE OS Linux with Safety Extensions (aka DRIVE OS Linux “Production”) |
DriveOS Linux with Safety Extensions |
|
Linux for Development |
DRIVE OS Linux “Standard” |
DriveOS Linux with Safety Extensions + Overlay (NSR) |
|
NVIDIA DriveOS for Dimensity |
DriveOS for Dimensity (Linux) for release 7.2 and later versions |
SDK and PDK Merge in 7.0#
In DRIVE OS 6.x, an SDK facilitated application development and the PDK was for platform customization. In DriveOS 7:
SDK and PDK builds merge into a single package, which is available to all customers and named NVIDIA DriveOS 7 SDK.
SDK and PDK developer guides merge into a single package, which is available to all customers and named NVIDIA DriveOS 7 SDK Developer Guide.
DriveOS is migrating to a single-package comprehensive EULA.
System on a Chip (SoC) in DriveOS 7.0#
The following table highlights the SoC changes for DriveOS 6.x to 7.x migration:
SoC |
6.x |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
Orin |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Thor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Note
“Yes” indicates it is/was for production.