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The Snapdragon Ride Pilot system offers AI-powered parking and hands-free highway driving, validated in over 60 countries with plans to expand to 100 by 2026.
- On September 5, 2025, Qualcomm and BMW launched a next-generation automated driving technology featured for the first time in the BMW iX3.
- The system was collaboratively created to comply with stringent safety requirements and accommodates automated driving capabilities from entry-level NCAP compliance up to Level 2+ hands-free driving for highway and urban environments.
- Snapdragon Ride Pilot integrates Snapdragon Ride system-on-chips for sensor data processing and advanced perception, with a software stack developed by 1,400 specialists over three years.
- The system is validated in 60 countries, with plans to expand to over 100 countries by 2026, and BMW calls it the 'superbrain of automated driving' delivering smart, symbiotic, and safe ADAS.
- This launch highlights Qualcomm's automotive growth ambitions, supporting revenue growth in automotive and IoT segments while positioning it competitively amid rivals like NVIDIA and Mobileye.
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Qualcomm's 'Snapdragon Ride Pilot' debuts on new BMW iX3 SUVs
Snapdragon Ride Pilot in use on a new BMW iX3. (Photo courtesy of Qualcomm) Qualcomm announced Friday that its Snapdragon Ride Pilot automated-driving system is available on the new BMW iX3 luxury electric SUV. The San Diego-based wireless pioneer said the new system is the result of a three-year collaboration with both companies developing advanced software for Snapdragon chips. “Our collaboration with BMW’s world-class engineering team has bee…
The new BMW iX3 gets L2+ autonomous driving powered by Qualcomm
The fresh design and electric powertrain of the all-new BMW iX3 are big news, but a really important story is tucked away under the sheet metal. The new iX3 is the debut vehicle for a brand-new automated driving system born from a three-year collaboration between BMW and the chip-making giant Qualcomm. Both companies claim that this new tech could fundamentally shift how we interact with our cars. This new system is called the Snapdragon Ride Pi…
2026 BMW iX3 Goes High-Tech — But You Can’t Use Waze on Its Panoramic Display
With the introduction of the 2026 BMW iX3, the SUV based on BMW’s revolutionary new Neue Klasse architecture, comes a lot of new technology. Between the wild new Panoramic Vision display, lack of a traditional gauge cluster, and vastly increased range, it almost requires a complete reconfiguration of how we think about driving a BMW. But, in some ways, BMW’s iDrive X stays very familiar. To that end, there are limitations that the most tech-forw…
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