Qualcomm has reached automotive chip supply agreements with Volvo, Honda and Renault

On January 5, according to foreign media reports, Qualcomm on Tuesday announced that it has reached a chip supply agreement with automakers Volvo, Honda Automobile and Renault to promote cooperation with traditional car companies' digital product lines.

Qualcomm, which once focused on mobile phone chips, has also developed a range of automotive products, from self-driving car brains to chips that operate digital dashboards and infotainment systems. This mobile computer can be updated with paid upgrades, so that it can continue to generate revenue for automakers long after the car is sold, which is also a business model pioneered by Tesla.

At CES, Qualcomm said it had struck an agreement with Geely Holding's brands Volvo and Polestar to start using Qualcomm's Snapdragon Cockpit chip and Google's operating system in cars later this year.

In addition, Honda Motors will use Qualcomm "Cockpit" chips on vehicles on the road in 2023. Qualcomm also said That Renault has also agreed to use its automotive technology, but did not say which chip to use and when.

In addition, Qualcomm also said that it has developed a new computer vision chip and system that uses cameras and artificial intelligence technology on cars to help implement safety functions such as automatic lane control.