Qualcomm Technologies and Wayve have announced a technical collaboration to develop a production-ready advanced driver assistance and automated driving (ADAS/AD) system for automakers worldwide.
Under the arrangement, Wayve’s AI Driver will be integrated with Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Ride platform, which includes system-on-chips (SoCs) alongside integrated Active Safety software.
According to the companies, the platform will combine the SoC, active safety capabilities and Wayve’s AI Driver into a pre-integrated solution intended to simplify adoption for vehicle manufacturers.
The system is expected to support multiple driving functions, starting with entry-level hands-off driver assistance and extending to eyes-off automated driving.
Wayve’s AI Driver will be available as a software option for automakers deploying Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride platform and Active Safety software.
Qualcomm said the Snapdragon Ride platform is already deployed across automotive programmes globally and has been designed to meet international automotive standards.
Wayve’s AI Driver operates as a data-driven AI software stack that is trained using large-scale “real-world” driving data.
The company said this approach allows the system to adapt to varying regions, road conditions and driving environments.
Snapdragon Ride with Active Safety software provides on-device AI processing within a safety-certified architecture that incorporates redundancy, real-time monitoring and secure system isolation.
Qualcomm Technologies ADAS and robotics vice president and general manager Anshuman Saxena said: “Together with Wayve, we’re empowering automakers with more choice for how advanced driving systems are developed, deployed, and scaled, while also helping them reduce development cycles, effort and risk.”
Qualcomm added that the Snapdragon Ride platform features an open architecture capable of scaling from premium Snapdragon Ride Elite systems to more mainstream vehicle platforms.
The structure is intended to allow automakers to deploy the technology across multiple vehicle programmes and across different levels of driving capability.
As part of the collaboration, Qualcomm Technologies and Wayve will also examine the potential use of Qualcomm’s SoCs in future Level 4 robotaxi applications.
Wayve co-founder and CEO Alex Kendall added: “By combining our embodied AI driving intelligence with Qualcomm Technologies’ compute performance, platform maturity and global scale, we are expanding choice and delivering immediate value to automakers across ADAS and automated driving systems, with natural progression from hands-off to eyes-off operation.”
