Wrong thread but you have my attention. Specify what you mean by "upgrade from mid to high" please

 

 

dealer would cost you 6K
just mentioning as on of my new 167 members asked me to replace his dead unit
headunit includes ALL full option activation licences
10-14 days delay
might save someone 4500$

 

Of course I know what it is and how it's used. I asked the question because you said yours didn't come with it. What/how would it, the GLE, be different if it came with the technology?

 

Maybe someone in the field might add more technical expertise but here’s my take. SuperSwiss?

My opinion is based on some experience with my personal GLE’s and what “I think I know” from following the subject. I am highly confident that SoC is not on current GLE MBUX systems.
With SoC there is the ability to use modern chips (better availability), faster chips, less chips and separate control units in a vehicle. It should eliminate the current dependence on old chip architecture. Mercedes EV’s are a perfect starting point since the EV won’t need an ECU or TCU and in some ways you start from scratch with the different architecture in an EV. My guess is that one SoC “brain” controlling all vehicle functions will have less software conflicts and less technical support in numbers by eliminating fragmented systems. Currently if you change one module or control unit it can also require changes to another one. A glitch in one might impact another function. Since an SoC is going to be customized for the intended vehicle use they should be unique to a Manufacturer. The Artificial Intelligence piece will almost certainly be required for Self Driving Cars…even L3. NVDA is a leader in AI and Chip design and was mentioned as the source for Mercedes SoC.
Fabs making older chips seem to have little incentive to add significant capacity of old technology yet new vehicles need more chips than those of a few years ago. Mercedes has recently stated that they intend to migrate to new chips but I don’t have that info except from memory. There have been news articles predicting that more in the Auto industry will migrate. I can’t help but wonder how a new SoC system will work if there is a failure…any redundancy or will it brick the car? As usual the customer might be the Guinea pig.

 

What are the differences between mid & high ?

 

Probably very little difference. CAN-Bus would still see SoS as a node if they used it as a standalone controller, but that would be a waste of the technology. Including CAN-Bus, SoC and analog devices.
Here's a link about CAN-Bus, with more information than necessary but it's complete. https://www.autopi.io/blog/can-bus-explained/

You can lose a node, whether it's an SOC, ECU, or a sensor, and it won't brick your car.
From the article,An SoC is merely a miniaturized, powerful ICU that takes advantage of Moore's Law and thinner wafers.
It's advantage is size, speed, lower energy consumption with less heat.

Unfortunately, they can be generic and can be used by lazy programmers, just like subroutines. Which led to bloated software and higher demands on CPUs.
Time May tell.

 

Well sh*t! That was one short run for MBUX! Dont get me wrong. Love the tech advancement. Drove me nuts how long Comand stuck around. It sucked! After experiencing my '21 MBUX, it has already become boring and barely use any of it's features and once I chose a dash config, i haven't changed it and used any of it's other features in over a year. I use android auto for waze instead of MBUX nav 🤷. I love feature filled tech that I'll constantly use.