GPS World, February 2018

WATCH MARKETWATCH MARKET TRANSPORTATION 2 Qualcomm Automotive Solutions Chosen by Jaguar Honda More Q ualcomm Technologies announced several automotive agreements at the Consumer Electronics Show held Jan 9 12 in Las Vegas With the Qualcomm Snapdragon automotive platforms integrated GNSS and automotive dead reckoning future vehicles are expected to have the increased capability to be aware of the surroundings Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon automotive platform to power advanced telematics infotainment and digital cluster with integrated connectivity and rear seat entertainment For telematics units Jaguar Land Rover will use the Snapdragon 820Am automotive platform which integrates 4G LTE Advanced Wi Fi and Bluetooth technologies The Snapdragon 820Am Automotive platform features Qualcomms 64 bit Kryo CPU Adreno 530 GPU for virtualization advantages and Hexagon 680 DSP Vector eXtension to stream high definition videos seamlessly onto multiple displays It also features the Snapdragon X12 LTE modem to support Category 12 speeds up to 600 Mbps download as well as vehicle sensor integration and computer vision to support driver assistance using the Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine 2018 Honda Accord The 2018 Honda Accord uses the Snapdragon Automotive Platform to power applications for its navigation and in vehicle infotainment system The 2018 Jaguar Land Rover Honda Accord also features a Qualcomm 4G LTE modem designed to support the Hondalink vehicle connectivity system 38 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM FEBRUARY 2018 BYD Electric Vehicles Chinese new energy company BYD Company Ltd selected Qualcomm Technologies automotive solutions for its upcoming electric vehicles Anticipated to begin in 2019 BYD electric vehicles will feature integrated infotainment and digital cluster systems powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A Automotive platform Visteon Cockpit Visteon Corporation plans to deliver the next generation of its SmartCore cockpit controllers using automotive solutions from Qualcomm Future SmartCore cockpit controllers will feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A Automotive platform to support automakers demand for highly advanced virtual cockpit controllers which Visteon will design to support autonomous driving technology and applications NEWSBRIEFS ROHDE SCHWARZ OFFERS CERTIFIED ECALL TEST SOLUTION From April 1 onward car manufacturers are required to equip new vehicles for sale in the European Union with an eCall module to speed emergency response The independent test house CETECOM has certified the eCall test solution from Rohde Schwarz which can be used to simulate a public safety answering point in accordance with the CEN EN 16454 2015 standard The Russian emergency call counterpart ERA Glonass can also be tested with an extension The compact Rohde Schwarz solution provides reproducible end to end functional tests and standard compliant conformance tests of eCall and ERA Glonass modules BLACKBERRY BAIDU PARTNER BlackBerry Limited and Baidu Inc are collaborating to accelerate the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technology for automotive OEMs and suppliers worldwide The companies have signed a statement of intent to make BlackBerry QNX s ISO26262 ASIL D certified safety operating system the foundation for Baidus Apollo autonomous driving open platform ROLLS ROYCE ESA COLLABORATE ON SPACE FOR AUTONOMOUS SHIPPING Rolls Royce and the European Space Agency ESA have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at pursuing space activities in support of autonomous remote controlled shipping and promoting innovation in European digital logistics The collaboration aims to study the applications of various space assets to autonomous shipping such as satellite based positioning better situational awareness using Earth observation data and satcom services for improved onboard connectivity It aims to develop and validate new solutions for communication between vessel systems and shore based systems in addition to ship to ship communication This will pave the way for the operation of commercial remote and autonomous shipping innovative cargo logistics smart ports and future commercial marine vessels