Qualcomm eyes AI drone flight
By
Binu Mathew
NEW DELHI: Qualcomm, an American wireless technology provider is looking at the drone industry as a next big focus area, following making a dent in the automotive sector with Snapdragon powered artificial intelligence (AI)-driven connected and smart cars.
‘It (drone) is one of the very big areas like we have industrial IoT business units. There are examples which I am even seeing here in India. Drone has been of interest in a lot of our meetings, and has become a common theme,’ John Smee, senior vice president (engineering) & global head of wireless research at Qualcomm, told ETTelecom.
