If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past year, it’s that generative AI will play a pivotal role in the advancement of technology, including in the places where we spend much of our day: our cars. It means that there is. Today, Google and Qualcomm announced a partnership to upgrade the popular Android Auto experience with new, more intuitive generative AI features.
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On Tuesday, at the chipmaker’s Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm announced a multi-year partnership with Google. This will leverage the latest technologies from both companies, including Snapdragon Digital Chassis, Android Automotive OS, and Google Cloud, to drive the digital transformation of cars and develop generative AI. -Compatible digital cockpit.
According to a press release, Google will bring its AI expertise to this partnership, allowing it to develop intuitive generative AI experiences that anticipate user needs, such as more advanced voice assistants and immersive mapping, and overall This will reduce the burden of driving.
Qualcomm, meanwhile, announced its Snapdragon Heterogeneous Edge AI system-on-chip (SoC) and platform that developers can use to deploy and manage AI models on Qualcomm-powered devices to run experiences and underlying vision, audio. Qualcomm AI Hub. , and speech models.
“Technology collaboration with Google to drive innovation and develop cutting-edge Gen AI-enabled solutions will unlock new potential for automakers and Tier-1 suppliers while ensuring the industry is secure and digitally advanced. This is an important milestone in enabling us to create unique experiences,” said Nakul. Mr. Duggal, Group GM of Qualcomm’s Automotive, Industrial and Cloud Computing division.
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Together, the companies will develop a standardized reference framework for developing generative AI-enabled digital cockpits. The framework is pre-integrated with the Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) software, and this time users can use Google AI and Snapdragon SoC.
Qualcomm also said, “The framework optimizes automotive software development hosted on Google Cloud for the Snapdragon platform, increasing developer productivity while accelerating time-to-market for the AAOS platform and services. It also suggests that it will be done. If true, these changes should have a major impact on future automotive experiences.
disclosure: Sabrina Ortiz’s trip to Maui, Hawaii for the Qualcomm Summit was paid for by Qualcomm, a common industry practice for long-distance travel. The judgments and opinions of ZDNET’s writers and editors are always independent of the companies covered.
