Qualcomm Announces the Launch of the New Official Qualcomm Safety Car for Season Two of the FIA Formula E Championship

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.

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