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Bosch, Qualcomm Expand Partnership to Include ADAS Solutions

The new ADAS production programs leverage Bosch's cost-optimized vehicle computer architecture & Qualcomm Technologies' Snapdragon Ride platform...

Bosch and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. announced that they are expanding their strategic partnership, which has focused on vehicle computers for cockpit solutions, to also include ADAS solutions. Together, Bosch and Qualcomm Technologies are helping address one of the industry’s most pressing needs—scaling intelligent vehicle technology to meet growing consumer demand for vehicles that are automated, connected and highly personalized, the companies stated in a press release.

The companies also highlighted a significant milestone in their longstanding collaboration: Bosch has developed and delivered more than 10 million vehicle computers based on Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms for the global automotive market.

“By combining leading-edge compute technology with our system integration expertise—hardware, software and safety—we enable automakers to meet the rising demand for personalized, safe and comfortable driving experiences,” said Christoph Hartung, member of the Bosch Mobility business sector board, chief technology officer for Systems, Software and Services, and president of the division Cross-Domain Computing Solutions. “The growing success of our collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies underlines a central value Bosch brings to the industry: we provide the robust, high-performance computing platforms that form the backbone of today’s software-defined vehicle.”

“Our collaboration with Bosch spans the full spectrum of vehicle compute, from high‑performance cockpit systems to scalable automated driving solutions and emerging centralized vehicle architectures—all powered by Snapdragon Digital Chassis automotive platforms,” said Nakul Duggal, EVP and Group GM, Automotive, Industrial and Embedded IoT, and Robotics, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. “ADAS is where performance and safety must scale in the real world. By expanding our work with Bosch into production-ready ADAS platforms, we’re helping automakers bring advanced driver assistance across vehicle lines more efficiently, with a clear path to centralized compute.”

Cockpit and ADAS integration platform
Cockpit & ADAS integration platform.

Bosch’s Combined Cockpit & ADAS Integration Platform

The companies are extending their collaboration through new ADAS production programs. These programs leverage Bosch’s cost-optimized vehicle computer architecture, powered by Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Ride platform, to support practical and scalable ADAS deployments. The collaboration also includes purpose-built combined cockpit and ADAS platforms supporting mixed criticality applications delivered on a single system-on-chip, unique to Snapdragon Ride Flex SoCs, aligning with automakers’ software-defined vehicle strategic initiatives.

At the core of these programs is the Bosch ADAS integration platform, a scalable, modular vehicle computer designed for ADAS functions. With high bandwidth, computing power and memory management, it meets strict safety and security standards, fuses multiple sensor technologies for a precise 360-degree environment model, and runs complex algorithms to deliver safe, dynamic vehicle behavior—even at high speeds.

Bosch & Qualcomm Jointly Engineering the Future of ADAS

Bosch and Qualcomm Technologies’ joint approach is delivering scalable, cost-optimized vehicle computers with ADAS solutions that have secured multiple global customer design wins in the East Asian market, the companies said. These joint efforts provide automakers with critical flexibility and a clear migration path to centralized computing architectures featuring a small number of highly powerful vehicle computers instead of many individual control units.

Powered by the scalable Snapdragon Ride Platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Bosch’s vehicle computers support a broad range of configurations—from entry-level ADAS, such as speed and distance regulation or lane keeping, to advanced automated driving systems. The first vehicles from these new business wins are expected on the road in 2028.

In addition, ADAS and cockpit solutions can also be consolidated onto a single platform to give automakers even greater flexibility and reduce architectural complexity. To this end, Bosch and Qualcomm Technologies are also working on solutions using existing products: Snapdragon Ride Flex builds on this foundation by enabling the consolidation of cockpit and ADAS functions onto a single, safety-certifiable SoC, reducing system complexity, power consumption and cost while giving automakers a path toward centralized compute architectures. Bosch says its cockpit and ADAS integration platform combines the system functions for assisted and automated driving and infotainment, like personalized navigation and voice assistance functions, in one high-performance computer.

Both the ADAS and cross-domain computing solutions are designed to meet stringent safety requirements (up to ASIL-D) while reducing complexity and cost. For drivers, this means greater access to advanced Level 2 driving features like lane keeping, hands-free driving and intelligent automated parking.

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