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Baidu, JiDU Automotive and Qualcomm Technologies announced on Monday that JiDU's first production vehicle will feature an intelligent digital cockpit system assisted by Baidu and Qualcomm Technologies. 

The system is based on the 4th Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platform developed by Qualcomm, together with the next generation intelligent cockpit system and software solutions developed by JiDU and Baidu. 

JiDU production vehicles featuring the new digital cockpit are expected to be available in 2023 and are set to be the first production vehicles to feature a Snapdragon 4th Generation Automotive Cockpit Platform in China. Attendees of the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition will be able to preview the JiDU concept vehicle in April 2022.  

The 4th Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms support safety applications with ISO-26262 compliance needs and have been designed to support a new generation of intelligent, connected vehicles and transition to a zonal architecture concept. 

The 4th Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms is also designed to serve as a central hub for high-performance computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-sensor processing with a flexible software configuration to address performance and functional safety needs for a specific zone or domain.