According to a notice on the website of the State Administration for Market Regulation on October 10, Qualcomm Inc. was investigated by the administration for failing to legally report the business concentration in its acquisition of Autotalks Co., Ltd., which is suspected to violate the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China.

On October 10, after the related news was announced, Qualcomm's pre-market stock price plummeted sharply, falling nearly 4% at one point. As of 5:30 p.m. Beijing time, Qualcomm's pre-market stock fell 2.21%.

According to the introduction, Autotalks is an Israeli fabless semiconductor company established in 2008, focusing on V2X communication technology and was the first to launch a dedicated V2X chip set in the industry. V2X technology is a vehicle wireless communication technology, meaning "vehicle to everything," i.e., connecting vehicles with everything around them.

In simple terms, this technology allows vehicles to communicate directly with their surroundings (including other vehicles, infrastructure, pedestrians, and cyclists) through sensors, camera systems, etc., enabling vehicles to "see" their environment, reducing the risk of collision accidents, and is considered one of the key technologies indispensable for future intelligent driving.

The transaction was first announced in May 2023. Reuters reported in March 2024 that Qualcomm had abandoned the acquisition of Autotalks due to external regulatory delays. However, the acquisition eventually "took place" in June 2025.

This June, Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies had completed the acquisition of Autotalks. At that time, Qualcomm stated that Autotalks' products would be added to Qualcomm's Snapdragon Digital Chassis product portfolio, and its existing DSRC and C-V2X projects would continue to receive support. Qualcomm said at the time that through this acquisition, automakers and the broader ecosystem would gain a comprehensive portfolio of global V2X solutions suitable for production, certification in vehicles, and deployment in roadside infrastructure, vehicles, and two-wheelers.

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