WATERLOO, Ontario, June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that its QNX® software
is now embedded in more than 175 million cars on the road today.
This is an increase of 25 million cars since the company last
reported its automotive footprint in June
2019.
BlackBerry has a broad portfolio of functional safety-certified
and secure software including its QNX operating system, development
tools and middleware for autonomous and connected vehicles.
Automakers and Tier 1s use BlackBerry® QNX® software in their
advanced driver assistance, digital instrument clusters,
connectivity modules, handsfree, 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.
"In the past five years we've gone from BlackBerry QNX
technology helping to power 60 million cars to today's announcement
of more than 175 million – a nearly threefold increase and a
testament to the fact that today's leading automakers and their
tier one suppliers continue to put their trust in BlackBerry and
our ability to provide them with safe and secure software upon
which the next generation of vehicles is being built," said
John Chen, Executive Chairman and
CEO, BlackBerry. "The electronic architecture of the vehicle is
evolving from being hardware-driven to software-defined and this
independent assessment by Strategy Analytics further validates our
leadership position within the industry as the premier foundational
software platform provider for the current and the next generation
of connected and autonomous vehicles."
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)
provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises
and governments around the world. The company secures more
than 500M endpoints including more
than 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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Design, QNX, AVIAGE, MOMENTICS, NEUTRINO and QNX CAR are the
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subsidiaries and/or affiliates, used under license, and the
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BlackBerry is not responsible for any third-party products or
services.
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BlackBerry Media Relations
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mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
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