Qualcomm wins BMW chip supply deal for future vehicle platforms

July 29 (Reuters) - Qualcomm ‌said on ​Wednesday ​it has signed a long-term deal to supply chips for German luxury automaker ‌BMW's future digital cockpit and advanced driver-assistance ⁠systems through the next decade.

The agreement comes as competition ‌intensifies in the automated ‌driving market, with Nvidia and Mobileye Global also aiming to supply chips and software platforms to ​automakers.

• The deal includes Qualcomm's Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions, including cockpit processors, automated driving ⁠chips and AI accelerators, which the companies said would establish the ​hardware basis for BMW's AI-led platforms.

• No financial details of the agreement were disclosed.

• ​Qualcomm, which is a ‌leading supplier of the chips used in smartphones, has been pushing deeper into ⁠automotive electronics, from infotainment to advanced driver-assistance systems.

• "As agentic and physical AI drive a new generation of ⁠intelligent vehicles, this collaboration enables both companies to define ​the future of mobility," said Nakul Duggal, group general manager for automotive, industrial and embedded IoT and robotics at ‌Qualcomm.

• The deal expands an existing partnership that launched the Snapdragon Ride ‌Pilot driver-assistance system in BMW's electric iX3, which ⁠offered drivers hands-free highway ‌driving, automatic lane ​changes and parking assistance.

(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Jonathan ‌Ananda)

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