BlackBerry News at CES: Collaboration between Stellantis, QNX, Foxconn, and SDP
BlackBerry and its powerful platform, the platform, MIH, powered by BlackBerry IVY, are set to make a splash at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). But the company's impact on the automotive industry isn't limited to future demonstrations.
Stellantis, the multinational automotive manufacturing company, is already reaping the benefits of BlackBerry's technology. With the QNX Hypervisor, Stellantis can now achieve what used to take months in a mere 24 hours or less.
The early access release of QNX Hypervisor in the cloud is available now, with general availability to be announced in 2024. This cloud-based technology is a key component of Stellantis' Virtual Engineering Workbench, a crucial building block for delivering clean, safe, and affordable mobility.
Stellantis' Virtual Engineering Workbench, running on the QNX Hypervisor in a cloud environment via AWS Marketplace, enables the company to create realistic virtual versions of car controls and systems. This virtual environment allows for faster and more efficient development and testing, ultimately leading to better vehicles for consumers.
BlackBerry's QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0 is another game-changer. It adds support for ARM v9 and GCC 12, and delivers near-linear performance scaling with CPU core counts. The new QNX SDP 8.0 also extends the QNX Tool Suite with support for Microsoft Visual Studio Code, making it even more accessible to developers.
Moreover, the QNX SDP 8.0 architecture is designed to support emerging CPU architectures such as RISC-V. This forward-thinking design ensures that BlackBerry's technology remains at the forefront of the industry as it evolves.
But BlackBerry's impact isn't limited to Stellantis. Foxconn, the Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer, will be using the BlackBerry IVY platform to power its next generation Project X. Deploying IVY in Foxconn's vehicles will provide a rich suite of applications for real-time monitoring of the vehicle's health and performance.
BlackBerry has also launched QNX Sound, an audio and acoustics development platform for the automotive industry. QNX Sound allows for 3rd party signal processing suppliers to compile and deploy their own c-code algorithms, offering unparalleled flexibility and customisation.
QNX Sound is pre-integrated with BlackBerry QNX Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and QNX Hypervisor, ensuring seamless integration with the rest of BlackBerry's automotive technology.
Stellantis, with its ambitious goal of developing and deploying advanced software-defined vehicles in collaboration with AWS and BlackBerry, is aiming for full realization of this goal by 2030. With BlackBerry's innovative technology at the heart of this project, it's a goal that seems well within reach.
BlackBerry has announced general availability of its new QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0. The QNX Hypervisor platform includes QNX Hypervisor Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) and industry-standard hardware interfaces, making it easy for developers to get started.
With the 2024 CES just around the corner, it's an exciting time for BlackBerry and the automotive industry. The MIH platform, powered by BlackBerry IVY, is set to demonstrate the company's cutting-edge technology, and with Stellantis and Foxconn already on board, it's clear that BlackBerry is leading the way in automotive software innovation.
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