Qualcomm, BMW AD system | Audi Concept C | Porsche Wireless Charging | Sonatus AI Director | Cerence AI, SiMa.ai conversational AI | Otter Explorer

Volume 5 Issue 21

Qualcomm and BMW Group unveil AI-enabled Snapdragon Ride Pilot automated driving system

The AI-enabled Snapdragon Ride Pilot system, powered by Snapdragon Ride system-on-chips and the jointly developed Snapdragon Ride AD software stack, debuts in the new BMW iX3 revealed in conjunction with next week’s IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich and is now offered by Qualcomm to all global automakers and Tier-1 suppliers.

Concept C marks a new design philosophy and beginning for Audi

The all-electric two-seat sports car getting its big public showing later this month at the IAA Mobility event in Munich previews a production model and a new design philosophy that is part of Audi’s fundamental realignment and represents a new beginning for the brand.

Electric Cayenne to debut Porsche Wireless Charging

At the IAA Mobility show in Munich next week, a Cayenne Electric prototype with eye-catching electroluminescent paint wrap will demonstrate the more convenient EV inductive charging system, with the production model debuting at the end of 2025 and the first commercial system planned for availability in 2026.

Sonatus unveils AI Director to power in-vehicle edge AI

The new platform provides an end-to-end toolchain for model training, validation, optimization, and deployment while integrating with vehicle data, executing models in isolated environments, and providing cloud-based remote monitoring of model performance.

Cerence AI partners with SiMa.ai to advance conversational AI at the edge

The AI industry leaders join forces to unlock low-power voice interaction for automotive applications by running Cerence AI’s CaLLM Edge on SiMa.ai’s Modalix hardware, delivering an improved user experience with real-time, multi-modal interaction in a solution that will debut at IAA Mobility 2025.

Otter is bringing category-defining water e-bike to the U.S.

Drawing inspiration from the popularity of e-bikes, the Swiss startup creating a “new category of water recreation” with its electrically assisted pedal-powered Explorer is expanding into the U.S. with partner Nautical Ventures, enabling users to cruise comfortably at speeds of 8-10 km/h and up to 20 km from a battery charge.