AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:
QCOM), and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport today announced the
companies will extend their long-standing partnership in continuing
to develop and test high-speed wireless communications, as well as
the wireless transfer of power for Formula One. These tests
will leverage highly advanced connected car solutions, such as
802.11ac Wi-Fi®, 802.11ad Wi-Fi, 5G New Radio (NR),
cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and Qualcomm®
WiPower™ wireless charging, on the track. Qualcomm
Technologies and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport remain committed
to developing innovative solutions, leveraging the expertise of
both companies.
Expanding beyond the initial tests utilizing 5 GHz 802.11ac
Wi-Fi technology in 2015, Qualcomm Technologies and Mercedes-AMG
Motorsports continued to work together in 2016 to test high-speed
wireless download of vehicle data using 802.11ad Wi-Fi technology
in the 60 GHz band. During the field trials, race engineers
utilized both technologies to gather data directly from the team's
race cars while in the pit and garage. Utilizing the 60 GHz band,
the team has been able to show real-world throughputs of 1.5 Gbps,
which is 3.5x faster than performance results previously achieved
with the prior 5 GHz solution. In addition, lab testing using both
5 GHz and 60 GHz simultaneously indicates that throughputs close to
2 Gbps can be achieved, resulting in 4-5x improvement in speed from
previous implementation.
This work continues to showcase significant improvements from
the previous wired data offload system, which required a plug-in
connection from the car to computers in the pit garage. Test
results also validate how quickly and efficiently data can be
pulled from the vehicle, as well as to help evaluate vehicle
performance under extreme race conditions. Qualcomm Technologies
will continue to evaluate performance increases in the 60 GHz and 5
GHz off-load programs, as well as explore new technologies to make
it possible for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport to send data
straight to their race engineers without making a pit stop by
utilizing new emerging 5G wireless and C-V2X technologies.
In addition to the wireless transfer of data, Qualcomm
Technologies and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport will collaborate
on testing the wireless transfer of power using a WiPower
interface. Evaluating various difficult-to-access interfaces on the
vehicle, the teams intend to replace physical connectors with
wireless power interfaces, thus enabling rapid dismantling and
reassembly of vehicle parts during complex repair resulting from on
track incidents.
"Qualcomm Technologies has been delivering wireless
communications, including cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®
to the automotive industry for over a decade," said Derek Aberle, president, Qualcomm Incorporated.
"Working closely with Mercedes,
Qualcomm Technologies has been able to fine-tune and advance our
technologies under the extreme conditions of a race track to
deliver the most cutting-edge solutions for advanced vehicle
applications."
"Winning in Formula One means working with the best in order to
innovate in every area – and this is what our partnership with
Qualcomm Technologies brings us," continued Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport.
"Not only have we worked to develop solutions for the track, which
give us a competitive advantage each race weekend, but these
projects serve as a laboratory for cutting-edge solutions that will
make their way into automotive applications in the near future.
It's the perfect demonstration of how the high-tech environment of
Formula One can accelerate the development of technologies with
applications a long way beyond racing."
Qualcomm Technologies has a long-standing reputation as a
trusted advisor and technical resource to Daimler, and is
continuing to work closely in developing state-of-the-art connected
car solutions for Daimler's next-generation vehicles.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm's technologies powered the smartphone revolution and
connected billions of people. We pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we
are leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected
devices. Our products are revolutionizing industries, including
automotive, computing, IoT, healthcare and data center, and are
allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways
never before imagined. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing
business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated,
operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering,
research and development functions, and all of our products and
services businesses, including, our QCT semiconductor business. For
more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ
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Qualcomm and WiPower are trademarks of
Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the
United States and other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered
trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Bluetooth is a registered
trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Other product and brand names may
be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
Qualcomm WiPower wireless charging technology
is licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
John Sinnott, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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