CES 2020: Qualcomm is focused on cars, not phones

By John Bugailiskis LAS VEGAS – Chipmaker Qualcomm unveiled its first ever autonomous driving solution, the Snapdragon Ride platform, which aims to power all levels of automated driving for autonomous cars as soon as 2023, at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. The San Diego-based chipmaker already generates more than $600 million annually from automotive communications, telematics, and infotainment systems but company president Cristiano Amon also took the opportunity at its CES press conference to respond to critics that the rollout of next generation wireless standard 5G has been stalling. “2020 is the year we really expect 5G to scale,...