Abstract: Automotive radar systems and methods include a radar monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) configured to perform radar processor functionality including performing range fast Fourier transforms (FFTs) on a plurality of received radar signal streams to obtain a plurality of transformed radar signal streams, performing H264/H265 encoding on I-frames of the plurality of transformed radar signal streams to obtain a plurality of compressed radar signal streams, and outputting, via a network interface, the plurality of compressed radar signal streams, and a domain controller connected to the radar MMIC via the network interface and configured to receive and utilize the plurality of compressed radar signal streams for an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) or autonomous vehicle driving feature, wherein the automotive radar systems/method do not include or utilize a distinct or standalone radar processor.