WATERLOO, ON and BEIJING,
Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced
an expansion of its strategic partnership with Baidu, whose
high-definition maps will run on the QNX® Neutrino®
Real-time Operating System (RTOS) and will be mass-produced in
the forthcoming GAC New Energy Aion models from the EV arm of GAC
Group (Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.).
The milestones build on the company's January 2018 agreement to make BlackBerry
QNX's industry-leading ISO 26262 ASIL D certified operating system
(OS) the foundation for Baidu's 'Apollo' autonomous driving open
platform.
Baidu is one of the few high-definition map vendors with an
Automotive SPICE® certification from TÜV Rheinland – an industry
certification that addresses rigid requirements for the software
development process for Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive suppliers.
With world-leading levels of data granularity, Baidu's
high-definition maps provide a critical component for global
automakers looking to launch next generation connected and
autonomous vehicles in China.
The QNX Neutrino RTOS foundation for Baidu's high-definition
maps is a robust real-time microkernel operating system that
provides deterministic performance as well as flexibility to
address the limited resources of the embedded system.
"With BlackBerry QNX's embedded software as its foundation,
Baidu has made significant progress as part of its Apollo platform
in establishing a commercial ecosystem for innovative technologies
that OEMs can leverage for their next generation vehicles," said
Dhiraj Handa, VP, Channel, Partners
and APAC, BlackBerry Technology Solutions. "We look forward to
continuing to work closely with Baidu to help develop and deploy
leading edge autonomous driving and connected vehicle technologies
to meet the ever increasing mission-critical and security
requirements of the automotive industry."
"We aim to provide car manufacturers with a clear and fast path
to the production of autonomous vehicles, with safety and security
as the top priority. The BlackBerry QNX software performs well in
functional safety, network security and reliability, while Baidu
has achieved long-term development in artificial intelligence and
deep learning. Together, we can help car manufacturers quickly
produce safe autonomous vehicles and promote the development
collaboratively of the intelligent networked automobile industry,"
said Wang Yunpeng, Senior Director of Technology Department of
Baidu's Intelligent Driving Group.
As the leader in safe, secure, and reliable software for
critical embedded systems, BlackBerry QNX provides OEMs and Tier 1s
around the world with state-of-the-art foundational software and
cybersecurity technologies. BlackBerry QNX technology is used in
more than 175 million vehicles on the road in their advanced driver
assistance (ADAS), digital instrument clusters, connectivity
modules, hands-free, and infotainment systems.
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world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including over 175M cars on the road today. Based in
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