Qualcomm continues its expansion into ADAS and autonomous control with the potential acquisition of ... [ ] Veoneer Qualcomm announced that it has completed its rather complicated acquisition of Arriver. The acquisition completes the software stack for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving (AD) solutions. Qualcomm formally established a partnership with Veoneer to create Arriver in 2021. The intent was to develop a full automotive software stack that merged Veoneer's perception and driving policy software with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride platform. That was until Magna International made an unsolicited offer to acquire Veoneer in June 2021.

Qualcomm Inc. has made a $4.6 billion offer to buy auto-technology company Veoneer Inc., moving to outbid Magna International Inc. as the semiconductor company's new chief seeks to expand beyond the core mobile-phone chip business. Chips have become ever more central to modern cars, with roles in everything from automated driving to the electronics that adjust seat position. More recently, driver-assistance features that use computers to help control speed and steering have found their way into a larger share of auto makers' product lineups. Qualcomm said Thursday it bid $37 a share for Veoneer. The offer comes two weeks after the Swedish company agreed to be acquired by Magna International, a Canadian auto-parts supplier, in an all-cash deal.

Don't worry, your car's got you. While fully autonomous vehicles might not be here for awhile, new driver assistance systems are so advanced you'll feel like you're in a self-driving car. What's coming down the pipeline makes Tesla's semi-autonomous Autopilot system look positively polite and passive. Instead of quiet beeps urging you to put your hands back on the wheel or a light flashing when something's in your blind spot, these features plan to give control over to the vehicle. SEE ALSO: Daimler's semi-autonomous trucks may be hitting a road near you Chipmaker Nvidia has dubbed these features "Level 2 ."

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Volvo Cars joint venture has won approval to begin hands-free testing of its software for self-driving cars on Swedish highways, partner Veoneer said on Monday. Veoneer said the Zenuity joint venture's software for Level 4 autonomous driving - the second highest level - would be tested in a Volvo car by trained drivers with their hands off the steering wheel at a maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour (50 miles per hour). The venture is striving to keep up with larger rivals in the race to develop self-driving vehicles. U.S. companies are leading the pack, with Google's Waymo last year winning the first approval to test cars without safety drivers on Californian public roads. General Motors' Cruise has said it is ready to deploy a self-driving car with no manual controls, while Germany's BMW and Audi have also secured testing rights.

Along with robot butlers, billboard-sized TVs, and inadequately sanitized wearables being tried on by untold hordes, self-driving demonstrations have become a staple of CES. As the show takes over Las Vegas, the Strip, hotel parking lots, and side streets play host to robo-vehicles with spinning sensors on the roof, pods with splashy logos, and even autonomous Lyfts. Usually, these demos go the same way: You sit in the back and try to glean whatever you can from a carefully staged ride. So it was odd to find myself this week in the driver's seat of a Lincoln MKZ that looked like a full self-driver, sensors and bold logos included. And I was being told not just that I'd have to drive, but that I would be monitored--and graded--on my concentration, trust, and emotional state.