At the 2026 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2026), Qualcomm and Google made a significant announcement regarding the further strengthening of their longstanding partnership. This enhanced collaboration will see a seamless fusion of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Digital Chassis with Google's automotive software, with the shared goal of co-developing comprehensive, end-to-end automotive technology solutions. The two tech giants are set to construct a unified reference platform. Additionally, they will harness the power of Snapdragon virtual SoC (vSoC) technology, which is underpinned by Google Cloud, to expedite the development process.

This strategic alliance is geared towards optimizing the innovation journey through the utilization of agent AI and cloud-native technologies. By doing so, it aims to empower automakers to swiftly introduce the next wave of intelligent, personalized software-defined vehicles to the market.