Highlights:  

• Qualcomm extends its automotive leadership with new collaborations, including Google, to power next‑gen software‑defined vehicles and agentic AI‑driven personalization.

• Snapdragon Ride and Cockpit Elite Platforms, and Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC, see rapid adoption, adding new design-wins and delivering the industry’s first commercialized mixed‑criticality platform that integrates cockpit, advanced driver‑assistance systems, and end‑to‑end AI.

• Decade of in-vehicle infotainment and digital cockpit leadership now powers 75M+ vehicles with edge AI, supported by company’s launch of industry’s first automotive 5G RedCap modem for mission‑critical connectivity.

 At CES 2026, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. reaffirmed its leadership with growing global adoption of the Snapdragon^® Digital Chassis^™ solutions, while bringing agentic AI and high‑performance compute across vehicles to power the software‑defined era. With new and expanded collaborations across its automotive portfolio, Qualcomm Technologies remains the partner of choice for the automotive industry, bringing intelligent, immersive, and connected experiences to all vehicles. These collaborations further strengthen Qualcomm Technologies’ central role in the industry’s transition to AI‑driven mobility. 

“Qualcomm Technologies is leading the industry forward by enabling automakers to deliver more intelligent, personalized, and safer driving experiences through the power of AI and software‑defined architectures,” said Nakul Duggal, executive vice president and group general manager, automotive, industrial and embedded IoT, and robotics, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “With the unmatched scale of our Snapdragon Digital Chassis footprint and deep collaborations across the global automotive ecosystem, we are well-positioned to accelerate innovation and help the industry advance toward the next generation of connected, automated mobility.”

CES highlights include:

Qualcomm and Google Lead the Next Era of Intelligent Mobility Powered by Agentic AI  
Qualcomm Technologies and Google announced today the companies are expanding their long‑standing collaboration to combine Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions with Google’s automotive software, helping carmakers bring new AI features to market faster. Building on more than a decade of joint work, the companies aim to simplify deployment of next‑generation AI experiences, helping to make vehicles smarter, more personalized, and easier to interact with through voice, touch, and visuals.

Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite Platforms Gain Strong Global Traction  
Snapdragon Cockpit and Ride Elite -- Qualcomm Technologies’ flagship central compute solutions for AI‑defined vehicles -- are engineered to deliver high‑performance compute and accelerated AI to power embodied and agentic intelligence across cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Qualcomm Technologies today highlighted new and expanded collaborations with Li Auto, Leapmotor,  Zeekr, GreatWall Motor, NIO, and Chery, bringing total design wins to 10 programs. Leapmotor also introduced its high‑performance automotive central computer powered by Cockpit and Ride Elite. The computer becomes the world’s first controller built on dual Snapdragon Elite (SA8797P) platforms. Garmin also announced today its selection of the Snapdragon Elite automotive platform to power its Nexus high‑performance computing platform.

Snapdragon Ride Flex Accelerates Global Shift to Central Compute and Intelligent Mobility  
Snapdragon Ride Flex is accelerating the shift to centralized compute as the first commercialized SoC to unify digital cockpit and ADAS workloads. Already deployed in mass‑produced vehicles across eight global programs, Ride Flex is driving rapid adoption of AI‑powered cockpit and driver‑assistance features. Leading Chinese Tier-1 suppliers, including Autolink, Desay SV, Hangsheng, and ZYT, highlighted today their mass‑production plans for integrated cockpit and driver‑assistance solutions based on Ride Flex.

Advancing the Path to End-to-End Automated Driving (AD) with Snapdragon Ride  
Qualcomm Technologies is aiming to accelerate the deployment of safer, more intelligent AD systems by advancing its own end‑to‑end AI algorithms and enabling leading automakers across the industry. Building on 20 design-wins for the Snapdragon Ride Platform, the company announced today it is working with top AD stack providers, including DeepRoute.ai, Momenta, QCraft, WeRide, and ZYT, to build a broad, competitive ecosystem spanning multiple AI approaches and product tiers. This momentum is driven by the Snapdragon Ride platform’s open, scalable AD architecture, which allows partners to integrate advanced stacks into production‑ready systems optimized for real‑world performance. With new collaborations, such as  ZF and Epec, and nearly one million Snapdragon Ride SoCs shipped, Snapdragon Ride continues to strengthen its position as one of the industry’s most trusted and efficient AD platforms.

 Redefining Driving Experiences Through a Decade of In-Vehicle Infotainment and Digital Cockpit Leadership 
With a decade of leadership for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and digital cockpit innovation, Qualcomm Technologies continues to set the standard for in‑vehicle experiences, which is now elevated by agentic AI for smarter, and more personalized and proactive cabins. As of June 2025, Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms with integrated AI power more than 75 million vehicles worldwide. Building on this growth, Qualcomm Technologies announced a collaboration with Toyota, which selected the next‑generation Snapdragon Cockpit Platform for the new RAV4 to deliver advanced AI-driven features that anticipate driver and passenger needs, adapt in real time, and provide intelligent in-vehicle assistance.

Driving Safer Roads with Connectivity  
Qualcomm Technologies is advancing safety-rich, more connected roads with new 5G and V2X innovations. To help automakers scale 5G across more vehicles, the company introduced today the Qualcomm® A10 5G Modem-RF—its first 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) modem—delivering low-power, low-cost, and global LTE/5G support for mission‑critical services as cars transition to advanced networks. Hyundai Mobis and Qualcomm Technologies also demonstrated progress in V2X technology with a new solution designed to enhance detection of non‑line‑of‑sight hazards—such as obstructed vehicles and two‑wheelers—enabling earlier warnings, soft braking in high‑speed scenarios, and lower‑speed emergency braking. This V2X solution is designed to improve crash avoidance and reduce harsh braking where traditional sensors have limited visibility.

Demonstrations for our Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions are available by appointment only at the Qualcomm booth (located in the West Hall, booth #5001) throughout CES 2026 from Tuesday, January 6 through Friday, January 9. For more information, read our OnQ blog.  To learn more about the Snapdragon Digital Chassis Platform, please visit us here.
 

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