Volkswagen to Partner With Qualcomm on Automated Driving Technology: Report

Volkswagen has arrange a years-long partnership with US chip maker Qualcomm to develop automated driving know-how, with the contract set to run till 2031, the German every day Handelsblatt reported on Monday. 

The automotive big will use Qualcomm’s system-on-a-chip (SoC), developed particularly for automated driving, throughout all manufacturers worldwide beginning in 2026, the newspaper stated citing firm sources. 

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess travelled to Qualcomm’s headquarters in San Diego in mid-April, the place they agreed to the situations of the deal, which sources say will value VW round EUR 1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,053 crore), in keeping with Handelsblatt. 

In one other current improvement, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India introduced on April 19 that it has commenced the third shift at its manufacturing plant in Pune to cater to the improved demand for its mannequin vary within the nation. 

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (SAVWIPL) manages the Indian operations of 5 Volkswagen Group manufacturers – Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini. 

“The commencement of the third shift at our Pune facility is a testimony to the overwhelming response received by the cars launched under the VW Group’s INDIA 2.0 project. 

“The Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun have been properly acquired by our clients,” SAVWIPL Managing Director Piyush Arora said in a statement. 

Arora further said that the company has recently commenced exports of the Volkswagen T-Cross to Mexico and the exports of the other INDIA 2.0 cars will follow in the months ahead. 

“With the third shift, we have now taken on extra manpower to assist us cater to the rise in demand, that we foresee each on the home and export entrance. We are assured that we are going to proceed on the expansion path set in movement by the Volkswagen Group within the 12 months 2021,” he added. 

The Volkswagen Group carried out its INDIA 2.0 undertaking with an funding of EUR 1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,053 crore) in India from 2019 to 2022. 

Under the undertaking, the Group designed and produced 4 automobiles – Kushaq, Taigun, Slavia and Virtus – that are customised for India on the Group’s Pune facility in Chakan.