Alibaba DAMO Academy announced the XuanTie C950A as part of its automotive RISC-V roadmap at the RISC-V China Summit in Shenzhen on October 19, 2026. The processor’s stated goal is five times the performance of existing automotive RISC-V products.
C950A’s target and intended role
DAMO Academy presented the fivefold figure as a performance target. The comparison is with existing automotive RISC-V products.
October 2026 reporting described C950A as intended for autonomous-driving main control and placed its planned release at the end of 2027. The reported roadmap sequence lists C925A and C930A before C950A.
E908A has the safety claims
XuanTie E908A is a separate automotive CPU IP product. Its reported claims include Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) B and D. Those claims belong to E908A, not C950A.
