At the Mobile World Congress 2023 Qualcomm brought some news also for automotive sector in which the company is increasingly committed to offering advanced solutions to partner vehicle manufacturers. Modern cars are becoming more and more sophisticated, so much so that they are considered real computers on 4 wheels. Connection this plays a fundamental role given that cars offer increasingly sophisticated digital services and many entertainment-related features are under development that require high-speed internet access.
Communication is also very important for driver assistance function more and more advanced ones that will come in the future, as cars will be able to receive, for example, real-time information about the state of the roads, about any accidents on the way, and much more.
So, with connectivity set to play an increasingly important role in cars over the next few years, Qualcomm has announced the latest addition to its automotive technology portfolio. Therefore, the company introduced a new platform Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 which offers 50% more processing power (new quad-core processor) and 40% more energy efficiency than the previous generation for a more secure and reliable connection.
In addition, the new platform also supports satellite connection. In this way, Qualcomm emphasizes, it will be possible to always guarantee access to the connection for applications that need it, and improve, for example, security features such as eCall. So, in general, thanks to the new platform, cars will be able to use various forms of connectivity such as 5G, WiFi, C-V2X and satellite.
Automakers will be able to leverage the enhanced capabilities of Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 to develop and deliver new connected services, including Snapdragon Telematics Application Framework (TelAF) and Snapdragon Car-to-Cloud services. The new Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 will be available in late 2023.
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