{
  "id": 9245730,
  "title": "Automotive industry: Partnership or dependency? The future of BMW and Mercedes depends on these computer chips",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/autoindustrie-partnerschaft-oder-abhangigkeit-die-zukunft-von-bmw-und",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T02:05:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/autoindustrie-die-zukunft-von-bmw-und-mercedes-haengt-an-diesen-computerchips/100252836.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "BMW and US chip company Qualcomm are expanding their collaboration, with Qualcomm selected to supply high-performance processors for driver assistance systems and infotainment for the next generation of BMW vehicles. The partnership, which will see cars equipped with Qualcomm processors starting from the early 2030s, builds on five years of cooperation between the two companies in the field of assistance systems. The demand for auto chips is booming, with global sales expected to more than double to $160 billion by 2031, according to market researcher Yole. BMW's decision to partner with Qualcomm was driven by the company's attractive costs, low energy consumption, and high computing power.",
  "summary": "The two premium manufacturers need more computing power than ever before for their future models. The corporations are pursuing different strategies with their tech partners.",
  "key_points": [
    "BMW and Mercedes-Benz investing in chip partnerships",
    "BMW selects Qualcomm for high-performance processors in vehicles",
    "Mercedes-Benz partners with Nvidia for autonomous driving systems"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Automakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz are reorienting their chip strategies to secure high-performance processors, signalling a deepening reliance on tech partnerships to drive autonomous and digital vehicle capabilities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}