Volkswagen Group is investigating using Qualcomm's powerful computer chips in the updated MEB Plus electric platform as well as the premium-angled PPE platform as the two companies expand their partnership, head of VW's Cariad software division Dirk Hilgenberg said.
VW Group announced it was teaming up with chipmaker Qualcomm, better known for powering Android smartphones, in May last year.
The automaker's original plan was to use the U.S.-based company's chips to power autonomous and semi-autonomous functions in VW Group's Unified architecture, which will eventually replace the MEB and PPE platforms.