BlackBerry And LG Expand Partnership To Drive Advancements In Connected And Autonomous Vehicle Technology
New Collaborative Supply Agreement to Support Development of Next
Generation Infotainment Systems, Digital Instrument Cluster, Digital
Consolidated Cockpit, Telematics and More for Key Global OEMs.
BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB;
TSX: BB) announced today that it is expanding its partnership with LG
Electronics Inc. to accelerate the deployment of connected and autonomous
vehicle technology for automotive OEMs and suppliers around the world.
As part of the
agreement, LG Electronics will use a range of BlackBerry QNX software and
services to build next generation digital consolidated cockpits, including
infotainment systems, digital instrument clusters, and telematics systems for
multiple OEMs.
The expanded
relationship builds on a long history of collaboration between LG and
BlackBerry and covers multiple next generation programs from multiple OEMs from
around the world. For the new systems, BlackBerry will provide LG with QNX
software including QNX Software Development
Platform (SDP 7.0), QNX OS for Safety,
QNX Hypervisor, QNX
acoustics middleware, QNX SDK for Apps
and Media as well as professional engineering services for system-level
integration, performance optimization, and solution validation.
As the leader in
safety-certified, secure, and reliable software for the automobile industry,
BlackBerry currently provides OEMs and Tier 1s around the world with
state-of-the-art safety-certified foundational software and cybersecurity
technologies. BlackBerry’s pedigree in safety, security, and continued
innovation has led to its QNX technology being embedded in more than 150
million vehicles on the road today.
It is used by the
top seven automotive Tier 1s, and by 40+ OEMs including Audi, BMW, Ford, GM,
Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, KIA, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Toyota
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