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Garmin has expanded its partnership with Qualcomm to develop the Nexus High Performance Compute (HPC) platform, a new architecture designed to power future software-defined vehicles.
The system will run on Snapdragon Elite Platform and is intended to consolidate several in-vehicle functions—including infotainment systems, digital instrument clusters and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)—into a single computing platform. The goal is to improve efficiency while enabling more advanced vehicle capabilities.
Expected to support vehicle programs starting around 2029, the Nexus platform is designed to deliver features such as enhanced localisation, perception systems, vehicle control and mapping. It also includes a modular architecture that can operate with either a single or dual system-on-chip configuration, allowing manufacturers to scale performance for higher levels of vehicle automation.
According to the companies, the platform offers up to six times the computing performance of Garmin’s previous Unified Cabin domain controller. It also incorporates a liquid-cooling solution engineered by Garmin to maintain performance during high processing loads.
The collaboration reflects a broader shift toward centralized computing architectures in vehicles, where powerful processors handle multiple functions across the cockpit and driver-assistance systems as automakers transition to software-defined vehicle platforms.
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