GM Introduces 'Ultra Cruise' with Qualcomm Platform... First Applied to Cadillac Celestiq Next Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] General Motors (GM) announced on the 9th that its next-generation driver assistance technology, Ultra Cruise, will be the first in the industry to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride platform.

The Ultra Cruise computing system, jointly developed by GM and Qualcomm, is about the size of two stacked laptops and will be first applied to the Cadillac Celestiq, scheduled for release in early 2023. According to the company, the Ultra Cruise computing architecture combines GM's proprietary Ultra Cruise software stack, enabling it to handle over 95% of all driving scenarios while providing a powerful door-to-door experience.

Ken Morris, GM Vice President of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles, stated, "Despite its relatively small size, Ultra Cruise computing will possess the information processing capabilities of hundreds of personal computers. This will elevate GM's advanced driver assistance system, which began in 2017, to a hands-free door-to-door driving stage."

Ultra Cruise computing consists of Snapdragon's 16-core CPU 'system on chip' providing low-latency core control functions and two AI accelerators. It delivers over 300 tera operations per second of high-performance AI computing for camera, radar, and LiDAR processing. Snapdragon's system on chip is designed with 5nm process technology, offering excellent performance and power efficiency, and provides the bandwidth necessary for Ultra Cruise's traffic environment recognition, planning, mapping, and driver monitoring.

Ultra Cruise computing analyzes road information collected by radar and cameras, including LiDAR that detects the condition of the driving surface, to recognize a 360-degree three-dimensional environment around the vehicle. In addition to the existing Super Cruise features, it offers information delivery through a dynamic display, automatic driving aligned with traffic signal systems, optimal route setting and driving, automatic safe distance maintenance and speed limit compliance, automatic lane changes, automatic left and right turns support, close-range obstacle avoidance, and automatic parking.

Furthermore, through Ultra Cruise's Snapdragon Ride performance, high-speed interfaces for future expansion, the Ultifi software platform, and the vehicle intelligence platform, drivers can add various functions and services to Ultra Cruise via over-the-air (OTA) wireless updates.

Nakul Duggal, Qualcomm Senior Vice President, said, "Qualcomm is very proud to collaborate with GM, the first to use Snapdragon system on chip in advanced driver assistance systems. Ultra Cruise powered by Snapdragon Ride in the Cadillac Celestiq will be a leap forward for the entire industry."

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