As an NVIDIA Elite Partner with early roadmap access, Connect Tech engineered Tempo IGX to take customers from standard NVIDIA IGX T5000 deployment to functional safety certification on the same hardware, without a major platform change.

For Immediate Release

San Jose, California, March 16, 2026 — Connect Tech Inc. (CTI), a global leader in rugged Edge AI computing and a trusted designer of carrier boards and embedded computing solutions for NVIDIA platforms, today announced Tempo IGX at NVIDIA GTC 2026. Built on NVIDIA IGX T5000 module, Tempo IGX is a complete Edge AI robotics platform that lets autonomous vehicle and robotics OEMs deploy production-ready compute today and work toward functional safety certification without ever having to swap out their hardware.

Connect Tech has been designing carrier boards and embedded computing solutions for NVIDIA platforms for decades. That engineering depth is a big part of what makes Tempo IGX possible. As an NVIDIA Elite Partner, CTI gets early access to NVIDIA product roadmaps and works closely with NVIDIA throughout the development process. With Tempo IGX, that collaboration is developing a product that supports the complete NVIDIA IGX functional safety path, covering everything from a standard NVIDIA IGX T5000 deployment through to a fully certifiable configuration, all on the same hardware. OEMs can start deploying now and pursue certification when the time comes, without redesigning their system.

“Tempo enables OEMs to deploy on NVIDIA IGX T5000 today and advance toward certification on the same rugged vehicle platform,” points out Patrick Dietrich, President at Connect Tech. “By aligning our system design with NVIDIA’s safety architecture and enterprise ecosystem, we give customers performance, lifecycle stability, and a clear path from development through certified deployment.”

The platform is built around a comprehensive vehicle interface set that reflects CTI’s experience designing embedded systems for real-world deployments. Tempo IGX supports GMSL3 camera inputs for full surround-view perception, 10000BASE-T1 Gigabit Ethernet ports for automotive-grade in-vehicle networking, and an A2B audio channel for daisy-chained audio and data distribution. CAN, USB, and storage interfaces are also included, so OEMs get everything they need integrated and validated on a single platform.

Tempo IGX ships with a Connect Tech Board Support Package validated specifically for the hardware, something CTI includes across its embedded computing product line. From there, customers have a clear path to production with NVIDIA AI Enterprise software support and access to the latest toolchains including NVIDIA Isaac, NVIDIA Holoscan, and NVIDIA Halos. NVIDIA’s 10-year lifecycle and enterprise support means the platform stays viable across the full development and production timeline, which is critical for programs in automotive and robotics.

Key Features 

  • Powered by the NVIDIA IGX T5000 with Blackwell iGPU, 14-core Arm Neoverse-V3AE CPU, and 128GB ECC LPDDR5X memory
  • GMSL3 camera inputs via quad FAKRA connectors
  • 10000BASE-T1 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • A2B Audio channel for daisy-chained audio and data distribution
  • CAN, RS232/422/485, GPIO and USB interfaces
  • UFS storage (required for functional safety-configured deployments)
  • NVIDIA IGX functional safety path support
  • Integrated thermal management engineered for continuous operation in demanding environments
  • Compatibility with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software stack with 10-year lifecycle and enterprise support

Benefits 

  • Supports standard and functional safety-certifiable deployments on the same hardware, reducing required design cycles
  • GMSL3 inputs cover full surround-view perception without additional aggregation hardware
  • 10000BASE-T1 meets automotive in-vehicle networking requirements natively
  • NVIDIA’s 10-year lifecycle support covers the development and production timelines of autonomous vehicle and robotics programs

 

Example Applications 

  • Autonomous Off-Highway Vehicles: Surround-view camera perception, 10000BASE-T1 vehicle networking, and a functional safety-certifiable compute platform for autonomous construction, agriculture, and mining equipment.
  • Industrial Mobile Robotics: Multi-camera perception and safety-capable compute for autonomous guided vehicles and mobile robot platforms operating in structured and unstructured environments.
  • Collaborative and Humanoid Robotics: High-throughput AI compute with a safety-certifiable architecture for robot platforms working alongside people in industrial and logistics environments.
  • Medical Robotics: High-bandwidth sensor processing and safety-capable compute for surgical robotics and medical imaging systems.

 

For inquiries about the product, please contact the Connect Tech sales team. Meet with Connect Tech at NVIDIA GTC 2026, Booth 1641, March 17-21, 2026 in San Jose, CA, to learn more about Tempo IGX.

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About Connect Tech
Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Guelph, Canada, Connect Tech Inc. (CTI) is a global leader in rugged edge AI computing platforms engineered for robotics, autonomous systems, and mission-critical applications. For over 40 years, CTI has designed and manufactured in-house, delivering reliable edge AI architectures that unify compute, vision, networking, and thermal technologies to accelerate customers’ time to market in demanding real-world environments. Through its CTai LABS AI Engineering team, CTI transforms its EdgeAI Stack into deployable, production-ready physical AI solutions at scale.  For more information, visit connecttech.com.