Powering the Defender’s Pivi Pro infotainment and Vehicle Domain Controller are two high‑performance Qualcomm® Snapdragon 820Am Automotive Platforms, each with an integrated Snapdragon® X12 LTE modem. The Snapdragon 820Am Automotive Platform delivers unprecedented performance and technology integration designed to support highly advanced telematics, infotainment and digital clusters. It delivers rich, immersive and seamless connected in‑vehicle experiences, while making next‑generation vehicles more connected, smart and contextually aware. With its power‑efficient CPU cores, stunning and state‑of‑the‑art GPU performance, integrated machine learning and powerful video processing capabilities, the Snapdragon 820Am Automotive Platform is designed to provide unmatched connected in‑car experiences, including responsive interfaces, immersive 4K graphics, high‑definition media streaming, and immersive audio. Two X12 LTE modems provide parallel high‑bandwidth downlink and uplink connectivity across multiple networks, ultra‑fast connectivity and lower latency for secure, reliable communications. Additionally, the X12 LTE modem features an integrated global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and automotive dead reckoning, increasing the vehicle’s capability to accurately keep track of its location and position.

The Defender is the first Land Rover to include a domain controller that consolidates a number of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and driver convenience functions built on top of the QNX Hypervisor, providing the kind of in‑car experience drivers want, with the security, safety and reliability they need. Consolidating more systems onto fewer ECUs is integral to the future of automotive electrical design and will be the model for Land Rover’s next‑generation vehicle architecture. Within New Defender, the Blackberry QNX operating system helps deliver a smartphone‑like experience for Pivi Pro infotainment users. The technology also powers the operating system for the latest generation TFT Interactive Driver Display, which can be configured by the driver to show vehicle instrumentation, navigation instructions and mapping information or a combination of the two. Certified to the highest level of ISO 26262 – ASIL D, the QNX operating system provides the ultimate peace of mind to Defender drivers. The first ASIL D‑certified QNX Hypervisor for Safety ensures the multiple Operating Systems (OS) powering the safety‑critical factors (e.g. body domain control) are isolated from non‑safety critical systems (e.g. infotainment). This is critical to ensuring that compromised systems, or those requiring updates, won’t impact driving functions. As a leader in safety‑certified, secure and reliable embedded software, BlackBerry QNX technology is embedded in more than 150 million vehicles on the road today and used by top automakers for their advanced driver assistance, digital instrument clusters, connectivity modules, hands‑free, and infotainment systems.

Jaguar Land Rover is the first global car maker to use CloudCar’s latest cloud‑based services platform. Working with the world‑leading developer of connected driver experiences brings new levels of customer convenience to the Pivi Pro infotainment fitted to New Defender. By scanning with smartphone QR codes displayed on Pivi Pro, user accounts are compatible with music streaming services including Spotify, TuneIn and Deezer that are automatically recognised and added to the cloud – transferring the driver’s digital life to their vehicle in a heartbeat. From this point, customers can access and stream content without even having their smartphone in the vehicle. Content provider updates are carried out in the cloud, so they are always up to date – even if the corresponding smartphone app has not been updated. The CloudCar system supports a variety of service and content functionalities and recognises dial‑in numbers and codes, as well as locations, stored within calendar meeting invites. Drivers and passengers can then navigate to or dial‑in to meetings and conference calls with a single touch of the central touchscreen, minimising distractions. In the UK, Defender owners will even be able to pay for parking using the central touchscreen through apps including RingGo, without leaving their vehicle. Customers can also take their digital landscape with them when swapping between Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, providing instant familiarity in multi‑car households within whichever vehicle is being driven. New Defender is the first vehicle to make use of the latest‑generation technology, marking the next step in Jaguar Land Rover’s ongoing partnership with CloudCar, which dates back to 2017.

Land Rover is on the road to a connected and autonomous future and New Defender features a raft of safety‑boosting technologies developed with Bosch to enhance the driving experience. Alongside the latest Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), which include Adaptive Cruise Control and Blind Spot Assist, Bosch has supported the development of Land Rover’s innovative 3D Surround Camera System, which gives drivers a unique view of the vehicle’s immediate perimeter using four wide‑angle HD cameras, each providing a 190‑degree field‑of‑view. Connected using a 3Gbit/s video backbone and fused with 14 ultrasonic sensors, the clever technology gives drivers a choice of vantage points including a top‑down plan view and seamless perspective view. It even performs as a virtual scout, allowing drivers to pan around the vehicle on screen for the ultimate Command Driving Position on and off‑road. Land Rover and Bosch have a relationship that stretches back decades and has pioneered numerous propulsion and motion control features that will go on to become the industry standard, including ClearSight Ground View, Land Rover’s Wade Sensing technology and Advanced Tow Assist features – all are enabled by the Bosch driver assistance platform.