Volvo and Qualcomm will collaborate to enhance infotainment systems

KUALA LUMPUR: At the ongoing 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, Volvo and Qualcomm have officially announced their collaboration for the purpose of enhancing infotainment systems.

Henrik Green, Volvo Cars Chief Product Officer said, “Volvo Cars is a company that believes in collaborating with technology leaders like Qualcomm Technologies and Google to deliver the best experience to our customers. With Qualcomm technology in our forthcoming fully electric SUV, our Google Android-based infotainment system will reach the next level.”

Enrico Salvatori, senior vice president and president of Europe/MEA, Qualcomm Europe said, “Our goal is to support Volvo Cars by integrating cutting-edge, scalable and upgradable technology that provides premium experiences today and into the future for their customers. We are proud of the strong organizational concentration in automotive that we have in Europe, which spans across engineering, services, product marketing and go-to-market,”

So, moving forward all Volvo’s and Polestar’s fully electric vehicles will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms to power the next-gen Google Android OS-based infotainment system. Thus taking the car’s digital cabin environment to the next level.

Apart from looking all fancy, the new Snapdragon Cockpit Platform can fulfill highly demanding graphics, artificial intelligence, and audio requirements in the upcoming Polestar 3 and Volvo’s fully electric car that will be replacing the XC90. The best part is all will be done while consuming very low power.

Thanks to the latest Snapdragon Automotive Platforms, Volvo’s next-gen infotainment system will be faster (more than twice) and the graphic generation will be ten times faster as well. As for the user interface, it will be the tried and tested Google Android Automotive-based infotainment unit.

Furthermore, OEMs will be able to curate an in-car experience as per the customers’ requirements, with over-the-air updates ensuring the car is tuned with the latest features and updates.

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