Qualcomm showcased its latest innovations in automotive technology at the Snapdragon India Auto Day 2025 conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. The chipmaker showcased Snapdragon digital chassis solutions including Snapdragon Cockpit, Snapdragon Ride and Snapdragon Auto Connectivity. These technologies are said to power telematics, cockpit, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and other connected car technologies and are tailored for the Indian driving environment. It also highlighted its partnerships with Indian car brands such as Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra, Ultraviolette and Hero Motor Corp.
Snapdragon for India- Auto Day 2025 Highlights
At the first Snapdragon for India Auto Day 2025, Qualcomm showcased its secure smart mobility technology aimed at changing the automotive and transportation landscape in India and delivering an immersive in-car experience.
The main highlight is the Snapdragon Digital Chassis, a suite of automotive solutions for powering autonomy, connectivity, digital cockpit, ADAS, telematics and other connected car systems. It mainly consists of four key elements – Snapdragon Cockpit, Snapdragon Ride, Snapdragon Ride Flex, Snapdragon Auto Connectivity and Snapdragon Car-to-Cloud services.
From immersive in-car experiences and supporting safety programs, to ADAS applications and cloud-based software components, Snapdragon Digital Chassis is designed to help automakers develop safe, customizable, immersive and intelligent vehicles.
On the two-wheeler, the Snapdragon Ride platform supports 4G, 5G, GPS and Bluetooth connectivity. It notifies riders of nearby charging stations, provides vehicle service alerts, helps with roadside assistance, and prevents theft.
Qualcomm also showcased partnerships with Indian carmakers such as Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), Mahindra & Mahindra, Royal Enfield and Utraviolette. Snapdragon chips have been powering Maruti Suzuki cars starting with the Baleno from 2022 and will also be integrated into the upcoming e-Vitara. Mahindra BE 6 and XEV 9e, meanwhile, enable ideation, content creation and real-time vehicle and driver collaboration, powered by Qualcomm’s sensing software and audio processing and will.i.am’s RAiDiO.FYI and Melodic Drive.
Another noteworthy showcase was Qualcomm’s Flex SoC. It is a commercial SoC solution that combines cockpit, driver monitoring, driver assistance and autonomous driving systems on a unified SoC architecture. It powers functions such as infotainment, driver monitoring, computer vision, mapping, networking and cybersecurity in vehicles.
Additionally, there will be more than 120 demonstrations of various Qualcomm solutions powering automotive technologies.
