Stelantis brand to use Qualcomm’s vehicle cockpit and 5G telematics technology starting 2024
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Automaker Stellantis has signed a multi-year deal to use Qualcomm’s next-generation connected-car technology in its vehicle lineup, the companies said Thursday.
Fourteen Stelantis brands, including Peugeot, Fiat and Jeep, will use Qualcomm’s vehicle cockpit and 5G telematics technology beginning in 2024, with the Maserati brand being the first out of the gate, said the companies, who did not disclose the value of the deal.
Stelantis chief executive Carlos Tavares said in a statement that the collaboration helps the company more closely manage the entire electronics supply chain.
Qualcomm general manager of automotive, Nakul Duggal, told Reuters that more automakers are working directly with chip makers, rather than relying on their other suppliers.
“If you go back a few years, it was quite unusual for (automakers) to make such a decision,” Duggal said. “It’s becoming very common now.”
He said Qualcomm’s recent acquisition of self-driving tech software company Arriver gives its so-called “digital chassis” the ability to provide a full set of driver assistance and self-driving capabilities in addition to cockpit and telematic technology. But this time the deal with Stelantis does not include that new offering.
Qualcomm said that since it first unveiled its driver assistance and self-driving system — called Snapdragon Ride — in 2020, its automotive business deal pipeline has grown from $3 billion in 2017 to $13 billion last year .
In a statement, the two companies said the in-car communication and infotainment system for the Stelantis is being designed and engineered in collaboration with tech giant Amazon.com and Taiwan-based manufacturing company Foxconn.
(Reporting by Jen Lanhi Lee; Editing by Ben Kellman and Cynthia Osterman)
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