IAA MOBILITY 2025 | Main Stage
BMW Neue Klasse & Qualcomm: Building the Future of Autonomous Driving
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Discover the inside story of the groundbreaking three-and-a-half-year partnership between Qualcomm Technologies and the BMW Group. In this Tech Deep Talk from IAA MOBILITY, Nakul Duggal (Group General Manager, Automotive at Qualcomm) and Dr. Mihiar Ayoubi (Senior Vice President Driving Experience, BMW Group) detail the development of the autonomous driving stack launching with the highly anticipated BMW Neue Klasse.
This session explores the immense complexity and scale required to transition autonomous driving from a simple demo into a consumer-ready, global product.
Key Highlights from the Session:
Massive Global Scale: The stack will be deployed in 60 countries this year, expanding to over 100 countries next year.
Engineering Powerhouse: The platform is the result of 1,400 engineers collaborating across three continents.
Data-Driven Safety: The system is backed by over 1,000,000 km of collected driving data.
Regulatory Milestone: BMW achieved the first-of-its-kind DCAS (Driving Control Assistance Systems) certification in the EU by utilizing a hybrid AI approach that guarantees system transparency and safety.