Qualcomm launches reference platform for the connected car
Designed to solve challenges such as scalability, wireless coexistence, future-proofing and support for third-party in-car hardware architectures, the platform is built upon existing Qualcomm technologies and architecture such as Snapdragon X12 and X5 LTE modems, quad-constellation Global Navigation Satellite System and 2D/3D Dead Reckoning location solutions as well as the company’s VIVE WiFi products, Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) for Vehicle-to-X communications, Bluetooth LE and broadcasting capabilities such as analog and digital tuner support using software-defined radio functionality based on Qualcomm’s tuneX chips. In addition, the platform features in-vehicle connectivity technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet via Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) and CAN.
In order to ensure the desired scalability the platform is designed as a framework that can grow with its tasks. It scales from a basic telematics unit up to a highly integrated wireless gateway connecting multiple ECUs within the car and supports critical functions like over-the-air software upgrades as well as data collection and analytics.
Enabling the vehicle’s connectivity hardware and software to be upgraded throughout its life cycle, the platform offers users a migration path from DSRC to hybrid and cellular V2X and from 4G LTE to 5G.
The platform allows automakers and suppliers to explore, prototype and commercialize connectivity designs using modules and solutions offered based on Qualcomm’s roadmap. “With the Connected Car Reference Platform, Qualcomm Technologies has developed a platform for automakers, module OEM customers, and developers that emphasizes scalability, modularity and security for integrating and managing multiple cutting-edge wireless technologies inside vehicles,” said Nakul Duggal, vice president, product management,
The reference platform is expected to be available by the end of 2016.
More information: https://www.qualcomm.com/
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