Qualcomm Nakul Duggal is Senior Vice President and General Manager, Automotive, for Qualcomm. He's been with the tech firm since 1995. Qualcomm's auto business has been operating for seven years but dates back decades. Qualcomm is hardly an obscure name in the technology industry, but its automotive ambitions have for over a decade been something of a secret. That's changing as cars become more like rolling computers, but Qualcomm remains a force behind the scenes. The San Diego-based company is legendary for its telecommunications and semiconductors business, but it has also supported a stand-alone automotive practice for seven years and has a history with transportation that goes back almost two decades.