WATERLOO, ON, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced its QNX® Black
Channel Communications Technology will be used in Motional's
next-generation driverless vehicles. Motional will be BlackBerry's
first customer to use QNX Black Channel Communications for
driverless systems. The technology enables Motional to provide safe
data communication exchanges within the vehicle's safety
systems.
"It's a real privilege to contribute our technology to Motional,
a leader in developing safe, self-driving vehicles," said
John Wall, SVP and Co-Head,
BlackBerry Technology Solutions. "QNX Black Channel Communications
Technology supports Motional's mission to deliver 'safety-first'
systems in an era in which driverless transportation is evolving at
a rapid pace."
"The safety of our vehicles is always Motional's first
priority," noted Junsung Kim, Vice
President of Infrastructure Software, Motional. "We look forward to
leveraging BlackBerry QNX Black Channel Communications Technology
in our next-generation vehicle development and continuing
Motional's exceptional safety legacy."
Certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D, the automotive industry's
functional safety standard, QNX Black Channel Communications
Technology is based on the safe data communication requirements
identified in IEC 61508 and mitigation measures defined in AUTOSAR
End-to-End communications protection profiles. The product makes
the countless nodes of data communication in embedded systems
functionally safe. By safely encapsulating the data being exchanged
and validating it with essential safety checks, it protects data
communication from systematic software faults, random hardware
faults and transient faults while helping in the automatic
prevention of damage from these failures, all with minimal impact
on system performance.
BlackBerry has a broad portfolio of functional safety-certified
software including its QNX® operating system, development tools and
middleware for autonomous and connected vehicles. Automakers and
Tier 1's use BlackBerry® QNX® software in their advanced driver
assistance, handsfree and infotainment systems, along with their
digital instrument clusters and connectivity modules. BlackBerry's
pedigree in safety, security, and continued innovation has led to
its QNX technology being embedded in more than 175 million vehicles
on the road today.
For more information on BlackBerry products and services for the
automotive industry, please visit BlackBerry.com.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB)
provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises
and governments around the world. The company secures more
than 500M endpoints including
175M cars on the road today.
Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the
company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative
solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy
solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security
management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's
vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
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