Qualcomm has introduced its newest automotive companion: none aside from Ferrari, with whom it’ll be getting into right into a “strategic expertise collaboration” that may (finally) see Qualcomm’s automative expertise make its approach into future Ferrari vehicles.
As a part of the deal, Ferarri plans to make use of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis suite sooner or later, though there are frustratingly few specifics as to which Snapdragon applied sciences Ferrari plans to make use of or which autos they’ll be built-in into. The Snapdragon Digital Chassis branding serves as Qualcomm’s overarching model for its automotive options, together with Snapdragon Experience (for automated and assistive driver applied sciences), Snapdragon Cockpit (for in-car experiences and SoCs), and Snapdragon Auto Connectivity (for including LTE, 5G, and Wi-Fi to vehicles).
Qualcomm’s announcement does name out that it’ll be working with Ferrari to “design, develop and combine Ferrari’s digital cockpits,” which would appear to point that it’ll at the very least be counting on Qualcomm’s {hardware} for the bottom of future infotainment techniques.
Moreover, the brand new deal will see Qualcomm be part of as a sponsor of the Scuderia Ferrari Method 1 workforce, with the Snapdragon emblem set to seem on Ferrari’s F1-75 single-seater automobile.
Ferarri marks the most recent main automotive firm that’s trying to make the most of Qualcomm’s suite of automobile expertise in at the very least some kind, becoming a member of different current bulletins at CES 2022 like Volvo, Honda, Renault, and GM. Regardless of the plethora of offers, although, Qualcomm’s automotive expertise remains to be within the early days, and it’ll nonetheless be a while earlier than the corporate’s chips, parts, and providers are as widespread within the automotive world as they’re within the smartphone market.
Supply: The Verge
