Delphi — a global supplier of technologies for the vehicle market — will utilize its turnkey self - driving system called the Centralized Sensing Localization Planning platform (CSLP) while
BlackBerry QNX will provide an operating system that is certified to dish out high levels of safety for Delphi's CSLP system.
Meanwhile, speaking of the transfer of
BlackBerry QNX personnel to Apple's new project, BlackBerry chief operating officer Marty beard told Bloomberg: «We're in a global world of big technology companies fighting for talent.
The BlackBerry employees who are working on Apple's car software were identified to be former software engineers of
the BlackBerry QNX platform that powers infotainment systems of cars.
One of the software engineers is Dan Dodge who previously managed
the BlackBerry QNX division.
Alan Smithson, co-founder and CEO of virtual and augmented reality company MetaVRse; Brian Boychuk, senior vice president of sales and marketing at asset tracking company BeWhere; and Grant Courville, head of product management, automotive and embedded at
BlackBerry QNX all took the 5G Canada Council stage to inform attendees of their industry's needs for faster data speeds.
On November 28, a pilot project launched by the University of Waterloo, the Erwin Hymer Group, and
BlackBerry QNX placed three autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the province's road.
You'll call me crazy, but I prefer
the BlackBerry QNX UI to what Honeycomb has to offer so far.
A self - driving car equipped with
the BlackBerry QNX autonomous vehicle software has completed its first road test in the public streets of Ottawa as a part of the Canadian tech company's broader autonomous driving push.
There is simply MORE variety and many companies are phasing out support for
the Blackberry QNX operating system to develop Apple applications full time.
Many Android developers could care less for a paltry
Blackberry QNX platform that requires apps to be developed for a singular device.
Previous versions of Entune were based on
the Blackberry QNX platform, but Entune 3.0 is based on the Automotive Grade Linux platform.
Unfortunately, Ford's new
Blackberry QNX - based Sync 3 infotainment system hasn't made it to the Explorer yet, and neither have Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.
As per the blog,
BlackBerry QNX plans to hire local software engineers to work on connected and autonomous car projects.
The company's QNX unit, renamed
BlackBerry QNX, currently employs around 400 engineers, some three - quarters of them at its facility in Kanata on the outskirts of Ottawa.
One of the first projects would support Ontario's autonomous driving pilot as well as
BlackBerry QNX's work with the University of Waterloo, PolySync, and Renesas Electronics to build an autonomous concept vehicle.
Not exact matches
Chenalso highlighted
BlackBerry's
QNX division, which works on technology that will fuse with automobiles, and said new technology from the division will be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.
The tablet is the only product running the
QNX operating system until the new
BlackBerry handsets are released, and RIM needs developers writing applications for the platform to counteract the perception that
BlackBerry devices suffer from a dearth of apps.
Last year, the software development teams were officially split between those working on
QNX and those servicing the existing
BlackBerry operating system.
As of last year,
Blackberry was estimating that around 30 million cars on the road used
QNX, with 11 million of them sold just in 2012.
There have been positive reaction and excitement around well - placed rumours that the PlayBook will support Android apps, and the company's
QNX operating system in the PlayBook and new
BlackBerry products has also burnished its rep.
QNX is now expected to become nothing less than the default operating system for all
BlackBerry devices.
Over at the Globe and Mail, I popped in on
QNX, the Ottawa - based software company owned by smartphone maker
BlackBerry, to see what was new and also to see what they thought of the big news of Google's Open Automotive Alliance, which will be pushing Android onto cars starting this year.
I'm going to be meeting with
BlackBerry and talking about the investments they've made in
QNX, an additional $ 100 million, to really look at how they can adapt their software and security technologies with Ford and other vehicles and really help drive the autonomous vehicle initiatives in Canada.
In October,
BlackBerry expanded its relationship with Ford Motor Company to include a dedicated team working with Ford on expanding the use of
BlackBerry's
QNX Neutrino Operating System, Certicom security technology,
QNX hypervisor, and
QNX audio processing software.
QNX was acquired by
BlackBerry in 2010 and Ford chose it to replace Microsoft for its Sync infotainment platform.
QNX is currently believed to be the most dependable asset for
BlackBerry, according to several media reports.
BlackBerry had 10 new
QNX design wins from suppliers in the fiscal third quarter and new / expanded relationships with partners such as QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Denso Corp (ADR)(OTC: DNZOY) and Tata Elxsi.
QNX Software Systems is a subsidiary of
Blackberry.
Sync 3 is built around the
QNX operating system owned by
BlackBerry, the most - used operating system for car infotainment.
Ford's third - generation touchscreen infotainment system, Sync 3, will be making the leap from the Microsoft - based technology in use since 2007 to
Blackberry's
QNX in - car operating system, the automaker announced December 11.
The Sync 3 system runs on
Blackberry's
QNX software whereas the old MyFord touch, which debuted in 2010, runs on Microsoft - sourced software.
UK carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will use
BlackBerry's
QNX and Certicom technology in its next - generation vehicles.
QNX, a division of
BlackBerry producer Research in Motion Ltd., provides the software operating system for MyLink.
Unlike previous versions of the software, SYNC 3 is not powered by Microsoft's Windows Embedded Automotive OS, but rather by
BlackBerry's Unix - like
QNX system.
On the newly launched PlayBook Webpage, RIM claims the tablet's operating system takes advantage of «powerful, user - friendly
QNX technology,» confirming earlier rumors that the company's new
BlackBerry 6 OS would not be adapted for the larger format.
Gartner also assumes that no other tablet competitors will really matter in the coming years, aside from RIM's
QNX - powered
BlackBerry PlayBook.
RIM has already announced a
BlackBerry runtime for the PlayBook so Java
BlackBerry apps will run just fine, so it's less a dual O limbo and more a four app model banquet (
QNX / Java / HTML / AIR).
In addition, he said, the
BlackBerry Tablet OS is built on the
QNX Neutrino microkernel architecture, which runs equipment in the medical field.
BlackBerry's PlayBook and operating system is built on the
QNX Neutrino microkernel architecture, where the hardware is based around a dual - core 1 GHz processor.
BlackBerry announced its
QNX - powered tablet, the
BlackBerry PlayBook, last fall to much fanfare.
The new phones announced today, the
BlackBerry Bold 9850/9860,
BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860, and
BlackBerry Torch 9810, will not be able to upgrade to
QNX.
It's because RIM will be abandoning its current
BlackBerry OS in favor of
QNX, the operating system that currently powers the PlayBook.
Instead, you'll have to buy a brand new dual - core
BlackBerry phone designed to run
QNX.
Their strategic partnership by employing
QNX technology is to gain access to software developers who create applications for
QNX and build on the popularity of its
BlackBerry smartphone with corporate customers.
* 1 GHz Dual Core Processor * 1 GB RAM * 7 inch LCD display with 1024 x 600 screen resolution * Multitouch capacitive display * Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 10 mm * Weight: 400g * microUSB, micro HDMI and DLNA connectivity * Wi - Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n * Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR * Powered by
QNX platform with multitasking * Full Adobe Flash 10.1 support * Built - in support for HTML 5 * Video Conferencing with HD Quality and Stereo sound * 5 MP Rear Camera * 3 MP Front Camera * Video playback: 1080p HD video — H. 264, MPEG4, WMV, DivX formats * Audio Playback: MP3, AAC, WMA * Pair with any
Blackberry Device (min OS 5.0 device) via Bluetooth for Push Email, Calendar, Docs and BBM
The original
Blackberry Playbook ran on the
QNX operating system and this now powers the internet of things and also automobiles.
Bloomburg also reported that three people familiar with RIM's plans didn't know the specific reasons for the decision, though one person said it may have been simpler and faster to use
QNX because the
BlackBerry 6 includes legacy software code from older
BlackBerry phones.
The
BlackBerry 10 OS is based on the
QNX platform, which is already the base of the PlayBook OS.
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