Chinese automaker's D19 flagship becomes first mass-production vehicle powered by dual Snapdragon Elite platforms for integrated driving experience.
06 Jan 2026 | 1093 Views | By Shristi Ohri
Leapmotor and Qualcomm Technologies unveiled the automotive industry's first cross-domain integrated computing solution powered by dual Snapdragon Elite platforms at CES 2026 on Monday, marking a significant step toward centralized vehicle architecture.
The system, which combines Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite automotive platforms, will debut in Leapmotor's ...
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Leapmotor and Qualcomm Technologies unveiled the automotive industry's first cross-domain integrated computing solution powered by dual Snapdragon Elite platforms at CES 2026 on Monday, marking a significant step toward centralized vehicle architecture.
The system, which combines Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite automotive platforms, will debut in Leapmotor's flagship D19 model as it enters mass production. The dual-chipset architecture, based on two SA8797P processors, consolidates the intelligent cockpit, driver assistance, body controls, and vehicle gateway into a single high-performance controller.
According to the companies, the integrated approach aims to reduce development complexity and costs for automakers while enabling advanced artificial intelligence capabilities throughout the vehicle. The system leverages Qualcomm's Oryon CPU, Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU to run both a full-modality large AI model for the cockpit and a vision-language-action multimodal model for driver assistance simultaneously.
The central controller supports up to eight displays, including multiple 3K and 4K screens, and features 18-channel audio. For driver assistance, the system can process data from up to 13 cameras and multiple sensors, including LiDAR, millimeter-wave radar, and ultrasonic sensors, to deliver Level 2 driver assistance with over 30 advanced features.
"Intelligence is profoundly reshaping the automotive industry, and technological innovation remains at the core of Leapmotor's development," said Zhu Jiangming, founder, chairman and CEO of Leapmotor. He noted that the mass production of the dual-platform controller will support the company's intelligent vehicle architecture evolution.
Nakul Duggal, executive vice president and group general manager of Automotive, Industrial and Embedded IoT, and Robotics at Qualcomm Technologies, described the collaboration as pushing the boundaries of automotive innovation and helping drive the industry toward central computing and software-defined vehicles.
The system's service-oriented architecture offers more than 200 modular capabilities, enabling over-the-air updates, remote diagnostics, and remote vehicle control. The companies emphasized that the platform provides automakers with a scalable blueprint as the industry moves toward centralized computing.
Leapmotor, founded in 2015 and based in Hangzhou, China, recorded vehicle sales exceeding 530,000 units in the first 11 months of 2025, ranking first among China's new energy vehicle startups. The company designs and produces core systems and components in-house, with self-developed high-value-added components accounting for 65 percent of vehicle costs.
The demonstration of the integrated solution is available by appointment at Qualcomm Technologies' booth (West Hall, booth #5001) throughout CES 2026, running from January 6 through January 9.