Qualcomm on Tuesday mentioned it was teaming up with Alphabet’s Google to supply a mix of chips and software program that may let automakers develop their very own AI voice assistants utilizing expertise from the 2 corporations.
Qualcomm’s chips have lengthy powered cell phones with Google’s Android working system and the corporate has expanded into the automotive enterprise, with chips that may energy each a automotive’s dashboard and automatic driving methods which are utilized by Basic Motors and others. On Tuesday, Qualcomm mentioned it’s working with Google to create a model of the corporate’s Android Automotive OS that may run easily on Qualcomm chips.
Whereas many customers are aware of Google’s Android Auto and Apple CarPlay that show apps from a cellphone when plugged right into a automobile, Google’s Android Automotive OS is an providing that automakers use behind the scenes to energy a automobile computing methods. Qualcomm and Google mentioned automakers will have the ability to use the joint providing and Google’s AI expertise to create voice assistants which are distinctive to an automaker and might work with out counting on a driver’s cellphone.
“Usually, we now have operated collectively, however independently – we plan lots of issues collectively, however we go to prospects individually,” Nakul Duggal, group supervisor for automotive at Qualcomm, mentioned of the Qualcomm-Google relationship. “We determined we must always take into consideration this otherwise as a result of it can cut back lots of friction and confusion.”
Qualcomm on Tuesday additionally rolled out two new chips, one referred to as Snapdragon Cockpit Elite to energy dashboards and one other referred to as Snapdragon Journey Elite for self-driving options. The corporate mentioned Mercedes-Benz Group plans to make use of the Snapdragon Elite Cockpit chip in future automobiles, although the 2 corporations didn’t specify when or during which automobiles the chip will seem.
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