Summary - SAIC Motor Z-ONE ADAS Controller with Dual Journey 5 SoCs Deep Dive Teardown
2 Min Read January 30, 2026
A deep dive teardown of SAIC Z-ONE’s ADAS controller includes an analysis of its construction, benchmarking, and cost data.

Summary - SAIC Z-ONE’s ADAS controller is part of SAIC’s Z-ONE smart driving platform, which provides centralized computing for advanced driving and parking assistance functions. The controller architecture is designed around two Horizon Robotics Journey 5 system-on-chips, used together to deliver higher aggregate AI compute and redundancy for perception and decision-making tasks. As an element of the Z-ONE intelligent driving computing platform, it interfaces with vehicle sensors and actuators within SAIC’s software-defined vehicle electronic/electrical architecture.
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