WATERLOO, Ontario, June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that its QNX
software is now embedded in more than 150 million cars on the road
today. This is an increase of 30 million cars since the company
reported its automotive footprint in 2018.
BlackBerry, a leader in automotive cybersecurity, has the
highest level of automotive certification for functional safety
with ISO 26262 ASIL D and decades of experience in powering
mission-critical embedded systems in automotive and other
industries. Automotive OEMs and tier ones use BlackBerry
QNX technology in their advanced driver assistance systems,
digital instrument clusters, connectivity modules, handsfree
systems, and infotainment systems that appear in car brands,
including Audi, BMW, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover,
KIA, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Toyota, and Volkswagen.
"As this milestone proves, BlackBerry's footprint in the
automotive industry has never been stronger," said John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO,
BlackBerry. "The world's leading automakers, tier ones, and chip
manufacturers continue to seek out BlackBerry's safety-certified
and highly-secure software for their next-generation vehicles.
Together with our customers we will help to ensure that the future
of mobility is safe, secure and built on trust."
BlackBerry engaged with research and industry analyst firm,
Strategy Analytics to verify the volume of QNX deployments
based on the number of QNX products that are shipped in the
automotive market and the number of cars that contain QNX products
and technology. The vast majority of QNX software products that are
integrated and used in automotive ECUs are licensed on a per-unit
royalty basis. BlackBerry QNX technology includes QNX Neutrino OS,
QNX Platform for ADAS, QNX OS for Safety, QNX CAR Platform for
Infotainment, QNX Platform for Digital Cockpits, QNX Hypervisor
2.0 and QNX acoustics middleware.
For more information on BlackBerry products and services for the
automotive industry, please visit BlackBerry.com
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is a
trusted security software and services company that provides
enterprises and governments with the technology they need to secure
the Internet of Things. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company is unwavering
in its commitment to safety, cybersecurity and data privacy, and
leads in key areas such as artificial intelligence, endpoint
security and management, encryption and embedded systems. For more
information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
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