# Digital Cockpit, Digital Car

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2021-01-29
- Length: 38m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/eetoa-ep120/

## Summary

Qualcomm Senior Vice President Nakul Duggal explains the company's strategy to transition from a laggard to a leader in automotive electronics, highlighting its Snapdragon Ride platform and partnerships with GM and Arriver. Duggal details the shift toward central compute architectures using a universal hardware fabric that supports both digital cockpit and autonomous driving functions, including driver monitoring systems. He discusses the technical roadmap for Gen 3 and Gen 4 SoCs, noting that GM is replacing its existing ADAS systems with Qualcomm's technology, while addressing the economic and liability hurdles facing Level 3 autonomous driving adoption.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing and Automotive Trends
- [4:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car#t=271) Nakul Duggal on Connectivity, Cockpit Reinvention, and Partnerships
- [10:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car#t=601) Autonomous Driving Strategy, Arriver Partnership, and GM Deal
- [15:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car#t=945) Digital Cockpit Production Numbers and Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS)
- [20:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car#t=1230) Central Compute Architecture, Universal Fabric, and Compute Cards
- [25:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car#t=1513) Qualcomm's Credibility in ADS and Liability Models
- [29:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car#t=1772) Gen 4 SoC Roadmap, Samples, and Production Timelines
- [32:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-29-digital-cockpit-digital-car#t=1974) Level 3 Autonomous Driving Economics and Liability Barriers

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Qualcomm (company)
- Snapdragon Ride (product)
- GM (company)
- Arriver (company)
- Valeo (company)
- Cruise (company)
- Continental (company)
- Mobileye (company)
- Gen 3 SoC (chip)
- Gen 4 SoC (chip)

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- [Episode 91: Thoughts on: Snapdragon Summit, Arm v. QCOM, RISC-V Summit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-10-29-episode-91-thoughts-on-snapdragon-summit-arm-v-qcom-risc-v-summit) (The Circuit)
- [Episode 13: How Semiconductors Will Shape The Automotive Industry](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-04-03-episode-13-how-semiconductors-will-shape-the-automotive-industry) (The Circuit)
- [33: Quitting My Finnish Lessons](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-01-02-33-quitting-my-finnish-lessons) (Embedded.fm)
- [Ep. 49 | Driven and Connected, Arm VP Talks Intersection of Automotive and IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-05-ep-49-driven-and-connected-arm-vp-talks-intersection-of-automotive-and-iot) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Get Ready For Season 4 of Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-03-01-get-ready-for-season-4-of-moores-lobby) (Moore's Lobby)

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