Trimble Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMB) has extended its technology collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to provide precise positioning solutions for automated vehicles, including automobiles and heavy trucks. The integration of Westminster-based Trimble’s precise positioning engine, Trimble ProPoint Go, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 aims to deliver positioning accuracy within 10 centimeters. Vehicles using this solution are anticipated to be on the roads by 2028.
The new integration will support Level 2+ and potentially higher levels of automated driving (AD) applications, enhancing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications for automotive manufacturers and Tier-1 suppliers. The Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 allows customers to expand into Level 3 autonomous driving applications and C-V2X solutions with a single chipset.
“Continued success between Qualcomm Technologies and Trimble is a testament to our joint innovation and delivery of solutions that help make higher levels of ADAS and C-V2X a reality for the automotive and telecom industries,” said Olivier Casabianca, vice president, positioning services at Trimble. “While fully automated vehicles and trucking are still in the development stages, we are making great strides in providing technology to meet the requirements of greater levels of autonomy.”
The ProPoint Go positioning engine is designed to deliver accurate position and orientation data by fusing GNSS signals with globally accessible high-accuracy Trimble correction services and a range of sensor measurement data. It provides centimeter-level position, velocity and time information based on multi-frequency GNSS signals and ASIL-C certified Trimble RTX correction data, prioritizing safety in advancing automated driving capabilities.
The Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 automotive connectivity platform includes integrated C-V2X direct communications, non-terrestrial networks (NTN), high-precision multi-frequency global navigation satellite system (HP-GNSS) and RF Front-End (RFFE) functionalities to support major operators across key spectrum bands globally.
