Computer hardware; computer chips; semiconductors; semiconductor chips and chip sets; microprocessors; central processing units; integrated circuits; integrated circuit chips; software and firmware for controlling and using integrated circuits; integrated circuits in the nature of application specific standard products (ASSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and system-on-chips (SoCs), and related downloadable software for use in automotive applications, namely, downloadable software for providing high-performance computing and secure Ethernet connectivity in a vehicle; data communication circuits; computer network bridges; Ethernet switches; Ethernet adapters; Ethernet transceivers; Ethernet controllers; Ethernet repeaters; data processors for packet processing, encryption, Ethernet connectivity, digital signal processing, telematic control, advanced driver assistance, in-vehicle cameras and sensors, and artificial intelligence for use in automotive applications; processors, namely, artificial intelligence data processors, server data processors, general purpose computer data processors, high-performance computing data processors, digital signal data processors, data processors, programmable data processors, audio or video data processors; computer hardware and downloadable software and firmware for setting up, configuring, managing, operating, and securing local and wide-area computer networks and network products; In-Vehicle Networking (INV) systems comprised of computer hardware and recorded software for facilitating electronic data communication transmission used to connect electronic control units in automobiles; computer hardware and downloadable software and firmware for use in enabling autonomous driving vehicles, connected vehicles, and components of autonomous driving vehicles and connected vehicles; lidar apparatus; computer hardware and software for lidar apparatus