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At Least Two New Open-Source NPU Accelerator Drivers Expected In 2026


Open-source developer Tomeu Vizoso who developed the open-source and reverse-engineered 'Rocket' accel driver for the Rockchip NPU and also worked on the Etnaviv/Vivante NPU support and other related code like Mesa's Teflon is teasing new NPU drivers coming in the new year.

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