Insight: Qualcomm is Accelerating the Software-Defined Vehicle Revolution in China

Discover Qualcomm’s push for software-defined vehicles—insights from the 2025 Suzhou summit and China’s cockpit SoC trends.

Vehicles are becoming platforms for intelligent services and application innovation, ushering in the era of the "software-defined vehicle". At the core of these new software-defined platforms are the intelligent in-vehicle computing chips that are helping to accelerate this transformation. TechInsights attended the 2025 Qualcomm Automotive Technology and Cooperation Summit, which was held in Suzhou from June 26 to 27, 2025. This Insight examines the momentum that Qualcomm is building in China, the trend for cabin-driving integration and the software-defined vehicle, as well as the activities of Chinese cockpit SoC competitors.