SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced the launch of the new
Official Qualcomm Safety Car for season two of the FIA's Formula E
Championship. The eleven race series is set to start in
Beijing on October 17, 2015 and Qualcomm is excited to line
up to support the motorsport world's most electrifying format. The
new Official Qualcomm Safety Car is the BMW i8 but with a twist –
the i8 will be charged wirelessly with an advanced Qualcomm Halo™
7.2kW wireless charging system.
The Qualcomm Halo 7.2kW wireless charging system delivers twice
the amount of energy to the BMW i8's batteries per hour as compared
to last year's 3.6kW system. This approximately halves the full
charge time, enabling the vehicle to fully charge in one hour.
Employing Qualcomm Halo DD technology, with magnetic architecture
optimization, ensures higher coupling coefficients and drives lower
system currents, higher efficiencies and the ability to support
higher power levels.
Season Two will see a more open championship with teams
encouraged to develop their own powertrain technologies. Teams are
racing to bring cutting-edge technology focused on inverters,
motors, transmissions and cooling systems to their race cars; not
only will this ensure the racing remains highly competitive, but it
supports the goal of Formula E to advance the development of new
technologies for electric vehicles and to bring those technologies,
vital to sustainable mobility, to the attention of millions of
people around the globe.
"We are excited to continue our support of Formula E in this
second season," said Steve Pazol,
general manager of wireless charging, Qualcomm Incorporated.
"Qualcomm is showcasing its innovative new technologies
within the Championship and using the motorsport platform to
accelerate the development of automotive technologies, which is
perfectly illustrated by the wireless charging technology fitted to
the new BMW i8 Safety Car."
For more information on Qualcomm Technologies' Automotive
Solutions please visit:
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/automotive
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated
(NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation
wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm's
licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent
portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries,
substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and
development functions, and substantially all of its products and
services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For
more than 30 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the
evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more
closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more
information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and
Facebook pages. More information on the Qualcomm Halo™ technology
can be found at:
qualcomm.com/#/products/halo
Qualcomm Halo WEVC technology is licensed by
Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm Halo functional prototypes are
products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Qualcomm is a trademark of
Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the
United States and other countries. Qualcomm Halo is a
trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Jon Carvill, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-658-1993
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Warren Kneeshaw, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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