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A Qualcomm, recognized for its innovations in chips and processors, announced this Tuesday, October 22, during the Snapdragon Summit 2024, realized in Maui, Hawaii, its most powerful automotive platforms: the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite. These new chassis are powered by the Qualcomm Oryon, the company's fastest processor, now specifically tailored to meet the safety and reliability demands of the automotive sector.
These releases are part of the portfolio Snapdragon Digital Chassis, which aims to offer greater performance and intelligence for next-generation vehicles. The chips have different objectives, but can work together to provide a unique experience. Snapdragon Cockpit Elite is designed to enhance advanced digital experiences, such as entertainment and media center functions, while the Snapdragon Ride Elite aims to improve automated driving capabilities.
Qualcomm and smart cars
Starting this year, a special section on smart cars will be part of Qualcomm's annual event, as it seeks to increase its presence in this sector. The company is focused on providing dashboards and sensors that transform vehicles into advanced machines, connected to the web and with access to cloud services.
To achieve these goals, Qualcomm is working with renowned partners such as General Motors and BMW, to develop high-performance autonomous vehicles powered by Qualcomm solutions. This is because as the automotive industry advances, vehicles are becoming more dependent on sophisticated technologies and software that control nearly every aspect of the car.
This collaboration also involves software development, ensuring smarter and more integrated driving experiences that not only meet drivers' expectations, but also surprise them with innovations such as high definition entertainment, smart navigation, such as assistants and even the ability to drive alone. Cars today are more than just a means of transportation — they have become an extension of our digital lives. Inside them, we can watch movies, play games, shop, and much more, which completely transforms the way we interact with and use vehicles on a daily basis.
Snapdragon Cockpit Elite
With the same technology present in cell phone chips, the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite is used by car manufacturers to provide advanced digital experiences in vehicles. It supports multimedia capabilities, on-device artificial intelligence (AI) with a fully integrated edge orchestrator, optimization for gaming and advanced 3D graphics, and has safety, security, and long-term support (API compatibility) built into the design, enabling future updates and improvements, as well as ongoing support.
Orion CPUs
The Snapdragon Cockpit Elite is powered by Qualcomm Oryon, Qualcomm's fastest CPU, now specifically tailored to meet the safety and reliability demands of the automotive industry. With a design optimized for high performance and low power consumption, this solution is designed to deliver an increase of up to XNUMX times in CPU performance compared to previous systems.
NPU Hexagon
The chip dedicated to artificial intelligence activities has gained an increase of 12 times compared to previous generations. Designed to support multimodal AI, it is 45% faster while being 45% more energy efficient, enabling vehicles to operate smarter and for longer periods.
GPU Adreno
With your GPU Adreno enhanced, it promises to transform intuitive experiences in vehicles, offering a performance increase of up to 3 times compared to previous generations. In the case of the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite, this is crucial to meet the demands of games e multimedia, improving visual quality and the efficiency of the rendering process.
Display and Audio
Qualcomm has included a system capable of operating 16 screens simultaneously, all with resolution 4K, allowing each passenger to enjoy personalized experiences. This technology transforms the car’s interior environment into a series of entertainment or driving “bubbles,” offering a more immersive experience that is useful not only for providing entertainment but also for providing important or functional information to all passengers.
Snapdragon Ride Elite
O Snapdragon Ride Elite is designed to enable automated driving capabilities in vehicles, enabling cars to operate autonomously or semi-autonomously. As a cutting-edge automated driving system, it integrates advanced features such as visual perception, sensor fusion, path planning, location e complete control of the vehicle.
Like the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite, the Snapdragon Ride Elite is powered by the Qualcomm Oryon, the company's fastest CPU. The GPU Adreno also present offers a performance increase of up to 3 times compared to previous generations, which is crucial for unsupervised automated driving, as well as anticipating the needs of drivers.
Artificial intelligence (AI) performance improvements are driven by the dedicated NPU, which also integrates the Snapdragon Ride Elite. It enables real-time processing of data from both the external environment and the vehicle cabin, enhancing the ability to make decisions in real time.
It also offers adaptive responses and proactive assistance, ensuring personalized experiences. In addition, Snapdragon Ride Elite NPUs are equipped with transformer accelerators and vector engines, ensuring low latency and high precision, all while maintaining optimized power consumption.
Standard
The new chassis also features a cutting-edge camera subsystem equipped with an advanced Image Signal Processor (ISP) that ensures crisp, responsive visuals even in extreme conditions. With support for more than 40 multi-modal sensors, including up to 20 high-resolution cameras, these solutions provide 360-degree coverage and detailed cabin monitoring.
Security
Engineered to meet the most stringent automotive standards, including ASIL-D, the Snapdragon Ride Elite features a dedicated safety controller and robust hardware architecture that operates in isolation and without interference. This ensures reliable service for advanced driver assistance features (ADAS), providing greater comfort and confidence for both drivers and passengers.
Availability
O Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite will be available for testing in 2025, with global automakers expected to adopt these technologies in the following years. However, there are still no concrete deadlines for the launch of the new chips on the market, nor a confirmed list of models that will incorporate the new features.
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Source: Qualcomm Newsroom
Text proofread by: Daniel Coutinho in 22 / 10 / 2024
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