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We’re creating customizable SoC platforms to help our partners push ADAS/AD into a new age.

Qualcomm and BMW Group Unveil Groundbreaking Automated Driving System with Jointly Developed Software Stack

AI-enabled Snapdragon Ride Pilot Automated Driving System, powered by Snapdragon Ride system-on-chips and a new jointly developed automated driving software stack, debuts in the all-new BMW iX3 at IAA Mobility 2025.

Snapdragon Ride Pilot

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Snapdragon Ride Pilot: Overview and Technology Pillars

Dec 18, 2025 | 4:29

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AI Performance

Dec 18, 2025 | 1:43

Open, scalable, future ready
ADAS/AD solutions

The Snapdragon Ride™ Platform accelerates the shift to software-defined vehicles by empowering developers to create AI-driven automated driving solutions from foundational hardware to advanced cloud services.

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Scalability and flexibility

Scalability Snapdragon Ride features scalable and fully customizable SoC platforms and Vision products, along with the Ride SDK toolchain, enabling automakers to develop efficient designs.

Supports mixed criticality workloadsThe Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC allows digital cockpit, ADAS, and AD capabilities to be implemented on the same hardware, supporting scalability from entry to super compute tiers.

Expanded software ecosystemCollaborating with ecosystem partners, Snapdragon Ride offers flexible options for vision perception, parking, and driver monitoring through various supported stacks.

Functional safety

Alignment with standards Snapdragon Ride SoCs are developed in alignment with ISO 26262 standards and are evaluated by third parties to allow high levels of functional safety.

PerformanceSnapdragon Ride supports a range of ADAS/AD functionalities, from entry-tier NCAP to higher levels of automation, utilizing 360-degree sensing and localization for advanced vehicle features.

Advanced AIThe Qualcomm AI Engine enhances on-device machine learning and computer vision to optimize power and performance.

Breaking new ground for automated driving technology

See how our new Snapdragon Ride™ Elite platform uses powerful, efficient central compute to strengthen automated driving.

Qualcomm® Oryon™ CPU

  • Designed for 3x performance increase
  • Customized for automotive

Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU

  • AI-driven experiences designed for 12x performance

Safety Island

  • Security-focused processing unit that monitors and supports real-time safety-critical vehicle functions

*All performance targets are compared to previous generation, based on preliminary internal testing, and subject to change upon final validation. Sampling for this platform will start in 2025.

Meet our family of 
Snapdragon Ride SoCs

Our comprehensive system portfolios and developer tools are ready to accelerate system development for today's automakers. Explore our range of multipurpose, power-efficient SoCs, and software designed for ADAS/AD systems.

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Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC
A unified automotive SoC architecture for mixed criticality workloads. Combines cockpit and driver monitoring, driver assistance and automated driving functions on the same SoC.
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Snapdragon Ride SoC
An open, high-performance, low-power-consumption SoC, with tool chains to optimize AI and other workloads.
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Snapdragon Ride Elite SoC
Our premium tier, using powerful and efficient central compute to enable next-gen automated driving experiences.

Snapdragon Ride™ Platform Configurations

Explore our standard system configurations. The architecture scales with desired ADAS/AD features.

Explore ADAS/AD platforms

Config 1

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  • DMS
  • Radar Group
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    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
  • Camera Group
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
  • ⬤Radar
  • ⬤Camera
  • ⬤Lidar

Advanced Driver Assistance System features and offerings

  • Autonomous Emergency Brake (AEB)
  • Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
  • Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
  • Emergency Lane Keeping (eLKA)
  • Lane Change Warning (LCW)
  • Side Collision Warning (SCW)
  • Emergency Steering Assist (ESS)
  • Autonomous Emergency Steering (AES)
  • Indicate speed limits
  • Indicate traffic sign & limits
  • Limit speed
  • Adopt speed limits manually
  • Keep set speed
  • Stop in case of emergency

Basic L2

  • Keep Lane
  • Keep distance
  • Adopt speed limits
  • Adapt speed route geometry

Highway L2

  • Change Lane
  • Keep lane extended
  • Adapt trajectory to route geometry
  • Allow hands-off driving 130 kph / 85 mph

Urban L2

  • Remind to drive off
  • Stop and go at traffic lights
  • Give right of way
  • Stop and go at right of way situations

Commute Pilot L3 (under development)

  • Eyes off
  • Lead vehicle following

L2 aligns with the SAE standard

Config 2

Aerial view of car, illustration
  • DMS
  • Radar Group
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
  • Camera Group
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
  • ⬤Radar
  • ⬤Camera
  • ⬤Lidar

Advanced Driver Assistance System features and offerings

  • Autonomous Emergency Brake (AEB)
  • Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
  • Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
  • Emergency Lane Keeping (eLKA)
  • Lane Change Warning (LCW)
  • Side Collision Warning (SCW)
  • Emergency Steering Assist (ESS)
  • Autonomous Emergency Steering (AES)
  • Indicate speed limits
  • Indicate traffic sign & limits
  • Limit speed
  • Adopt speed limits manually
  • Keep set speed
  • Stop in case of emergency

Basic L2

  • Keep Lane
  • Keep distance
  • Adopt speed limits
  • Adapt speed route geometry

Highway L2

  • Change Lane
  • Keep lane extended
  • Adapt trajectory to route geometry
  • Allow hands-off driving 130 kph / 85 mph

Urban L2

  • Remind to drive off
  • Stop and go at traffic lights
  • Give right of way
  • Stop and go at right of way situations

Commute Pilot L3 (under development)

  • Eyes off
  • Lead vehicle following

L2 aligns with the SAE standard

Config 3

Aerial view of car, illustration
  • DMS
  • Radar Group
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
  • Camera Group
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
  • Lidar Group
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
    • ⬤
  • ⬤Radar
  • ⬤Camera
  • ⬤Lidar

Advanced Driver Assistance System features and offerings

  • Autonomous Emergency Brake (AEB)
  • Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
  • Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
  • Emergency Lane Keeping (eLKA)
  • Lane Change Warning (LCW)
  • Side Collision Warning (SCW)
  • Emergency Steering Assist (ESS)
  • Autonomous Emergency Steering (AES)
  • Indicate speed limits
  • Indicate traffic sign & limits
  • Limit speed
  • Adopt speed limits manually
  • Keep set speed
  • Stop in case of emergency

Basic L2

  • Keep Lane
  • Keep distance
  • Adopt speed limits
  • Adapt speed route geometry

Highway L2

  • Change Lane
  • Keep lane extended
  • Adapt trajectory to route geometry
  • Allow hands-off driving 130 kph / 85 mph

Urban L2

  • Remind to drive off
  • Stop and go at traffic lights
  • Give right of way
  • Stop and go at right of way situations

Commute Pilot L3 (under development)

  • Eyes off
  • Lead vehicle following

L2 aligns with the SAE standard

Vision for the road ahead

Our powerful perception APIs enable real-time object detection, sensor fusion, and environmental awareness.

Road

Objects

Lights

Traffic restrictions

Mapping and safety

A close up of a car’s interface, where a bus, taxi, and stoplight in an urban scene are being detected by an object detection system

Read the latest research 

Snapdragon Ride: A foundational platform for automakers to scale with the ADAS market.
As the demand for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies continues to soar, Qualcomm Technologies’ cutting-edge Snapdragon Ride™ Platforms are setting a new standard for automotive innovation.
Heterogeneous compute for ADAS
Learn how heterogeneous compute enables ADAS to handle complex, real-time operations like object detection and collision avoidance more effectively.
Evolution of AI for ADAS/AD Applications
Learn how Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a pivotal role in transforming how vehicles operate and interact with their environment.
Read more about Snapdragon Ride

Explore the rest of the Snapdragon® Digital Chassis™

Snapdragon Ride is just one of the four platforms that make up the Snapdragon Digital Chassis. Discover the other platforms and see how they come together to build holistic software-defined vehicle experiences.

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Connectivity, positioning, and compute technologies to connect to the cloud, other vehicles, and the environment
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Personalized, immersive in-vehicle experiences delivered through AI, computing, and cloud connectivity
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Connected services that allow automakers and mobility/fleet service providers to offer upgraded experiences

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