Overview
- Stellantis and Qualcomm announced on May 21 that the automaker will deploy Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis system‑on‑chips across its next‑generation vehicle architectures, expanding a prior partnership that covered cockpit and connectivity.
- The agreement explicitly includes Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride Pilot ADAS stack, which the companies say can scale from active safety features to Level 2+ hands‑free driving for millions of Stellantis vehicles.
- Snapdragon Digital Chassis will be integrated with Stellantis’ STLA Brain platform to enable a common, software‑defined compute foundation that supports over‑the‑air updates and faster feature rollouts across brands.
- The firms signed a non‑binding letter of intent proposing that Stellantis‑owned aiMotive join Qualcomm, but that transfer remains conditional on due diligence, definitive agreements and any required approvals.
- Investors reacted strongly to the news with Qualcomm shares jumping as much as about 12%, and Qualcomm said its automotive business now exceeds $5 billion in annual revenue with more than one million vehicles already running Snapdragon Ride in production.