Qualcomm Corp. announced deals to supply chips to automakers Volvo Group, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Renault SA, expediting partnerships with legacy automotive firms digitizing their product lines.
Qualcomm Corp on Tuesday announced deals to supply chips to automakers Volvo Group, Honda Motor Co Ltd and Renault SA, accelerating partnerships with legacy automotive firms digitizing their product lines.
The San Diego, Calif., company that was once best known for its mobile phone chips has created a range of automotive offerings, from auto-driving car brains to chips that operate digital dashboards and infotainment systems. But the chips are intended to help automakers turn their vehicles into rolling computers that can be updated over the air with paid upgrades that generate revenue for the carmaker when the vehicle leaves the dealer lot, A business model pioneered by Tesla Inc.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Qualcomm said it has decided to use Qualcomm’s “Snapdragon cockpit” chips and an operating system from Alphabet Inc.’s Google, the Geely Holding-backed brands Volvo, in vehicles starting later this year. And has an agreement with Polestar.
The deal will allow Volvo’s electric SUV to tap into the hands-free use of Google Assistant and navigation with Google Maps
The deal will help Volvo’s electric SUV, which is set to begin production this year, to take advantage of hands-free use of Google Assistant and navigation with Google Maps. The companies said that future upgrades will be sent over the air.
Qualcomm also said that Honda will start using its “cockpit” chips in vehicles that hit the roads in 2023. Qualcomm also said that Renault has agreed to use its automotive technology, but did not say which chips or when the vehicles that use them would arrive.
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Qualcomm on Tuesday said it has created a new chip and system for computer vision that uses cameras in the car and artificial intelligence to help with safety tasks such as automatic lane control. The new “Snapdragon Ride Vision System” uses Arriver’s software, which was part of Qualcomm’s $4.5 billion purchase of automotive technology firm Veneer Inc last year.
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