Qualcomm and NIO Bring Immersive Driving Experiences with Intelligent Cockpit and 5G Technologies to NIO ET7

Qualcomm and NIO today announced the latest next generation digital cockpit technologies in NIO’s first flagship sedan, the NIO ET7.  Available in 2022, NIO ET7 will feature the 3rd Generation Qualcomm Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platform and Qualcomm Snapdragon Automotive 5G Platform, bringing intelligent and immersive in-vehicle experiences to consumers.

By leveraging Qualcomm Technologies’ leading technological innovation and automotive product portfolio, this working relationship aims to bring more intuitive and immersive digital cockpit experiences enabled by high-performance computing and 5G technologies to users, driving accelerated transformation towards 5G intelligent and connected vehicles.

The 3rd Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms support the capabilities of high-performance computing, immersive graphics, multimedia and computer vision. The 3rd Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platform is designed to deliver highly intuitive AI experiences on the NIO ET7 and rich visual experiences with support for multiple displays throughout the vehicle, providing the NOMI in-car AI system, as well as interactions on in-vehicle displays with exceptional support for heterogenous computing capabilities.

The Snapdragon Automotive 5G Platform is the industry’s first-announced automotive-grade 5G dual SIM dual active (DSDA) platform with comprehensive, industry-leading 5G connectivity capabilities.

Coupled with advanced features such as C-V2X and high-precision positioning, the platform can effectively support automakers like NIO to develop faster, safer and differentiated telematics products for the next-generation connected vehicles. Based on the Snapdragon Automotive 5G Platform, NIO ET7 can provide rich applications and immersive emotional experiences, enabling more intelligent connectivity and autonomous driving use cases.