Renault reaches an agreement with
Qualcomm to guarantee the supply of chips in its vehicles
Beyond the rise of cryptocurrencies or questionable strategies that may influence the high stock of CPUs and GPUs that we are currently experiencing , one of the main reasons for this situation is the global shortage of chips that affects all types of sectors, including the automobile. More and more, cars have integrated intelligent systems, multimedia and sensors of all kinds that require increasingly powerful processors. There are currently numerous delays in delivering new vehicles due to this chip shortage situation.
TSMC, one of the main chip manufacturers worldwide, has already assured that it would give priority to this automotive sector when it comes to manufacturing chips whenever possible, given the volume of sales it represents, and now it is Reanult that moves tab by reaching an agreement with Qualcomm to guarantee the supply of chips and related electronics in its vehicles.
The electric Renault Megane E-Tech
will integrate SoCs and Qualcomm platforms following this agreement
It will be the Megane E-tech, the first 100 electric
version of the Megane line, the first vehicle of the French company to benefit
from this agreement, integrating Qualcomm SoCs that will give life to the
multimedia and entertainment system that is integrated into the vehicle, with
interactive maps, integration with Google and Android and more technologies.
The dashboard system will also be managed by these company chips.
It will not be the first agreement of its kind with the
chipmaker, Qualcomm has already reached a similar agreement with General Motors
to use its chips. The automotive sector is a very juicy market for chip
manufacturers, in addition to Qualcomm, companies such as NVIDIA or Samsung
have already had chips focused on vehicles for years to meet the needs they may have at a
technological level, with integration both in the entertainment systems,
dashboards or even autonomous driving systems or driving aids, sensors, cameras
and various technologies that are increasingly common in vehicles.
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