Gasgoo Munich- Qualcomm Technologies and the BMW Group have inked a long-term partnership, effective July 29. Under the agreement, Qualcomm will supply computing chips for the automaker's next-generation digital cockpits and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) platforms over the next decade.
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Building on years of technical collaboration, the partnership is designed to meet the BMW Group's rigorous project requirements. It encompasses multiple solutions from Qualcomm's Snapdragon Digital Chassis, including its most powerful system-on-chip (SoC) — the Snapdragon® Automotive Platform Premium — along with dedicated AI accelerators. Together, these components will serve as the hardware foundation for the BMW Group's next generation of AI-powered automotive experiences.
"The BMW Group's decision to select Qualcomm as its primary computing provider for digital cockpits and driver assistance reflects trust in our technological prowess and product roadmap," said Nakul Duggal, Executive Vice President and Group General Manager of Automotive, Industrial and Embedded IoT, and Robotics at Qualcomm Technologies. As agentic AI and physical AI drive the development of a new generation of intelligent vehicles, he added, the partnership will help chart the future course of mobility.
A recent milestone in their collaboration came in November 2025, when a system based on Snapdragon Ride™ Pilot entered mass production in the BMW iX3 — the first mass-produced model under the automaker's Neue Klasse lineup. Jointly developed, this system facilitates collaboration between the driver and driver assistance systems in a uniquely BMW way, debuting first in the company's latest generation of vehicles.
The Snapdragon Digital Chassis is a unified automotive computing platform built by Qualcomm Technologies, integrating over two decades of expertise in automotive-grade chips and software. Solutions within the platform are tailored for specific functional domains yet operate in sync through a unified architecture, enabling the entire vehicle to function as a cohesive intelligent system.
