BlackBerry strikes deal with Yanfeng Visteon
Former smartphone giant BlackBerry is increasing its footprint in the auto industry under a deal with China's Yanfeng Visteon.
The global Tier 1 parts supplier has selected BlackBerry’s QNX software platform for a digital instrument cluster project with an unnamed major Chinese automaker, BlackBerry said.
Terms of the deal are confidential.
“BlackBerry QNX was the obvious partner for us due to their deep history in cybersecurity and reliable embedded solutions,” Jayesh Patel, General Manager of Yanfeng Visteon Electronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., said in a BlackBerry statement.
BlackBerry’s presence in the auto industry has expanded steadily since it acquired Ottawa-based QNX Software Systems in 2010. The QNX platform allows the integration and smooth, secure operation of infotainment systems designed by diverse sources. The platform can be found in more than 60 million vehicles globally.
“BlackBerry’s QNX technology has been powering digital instrument clusters in vehicle brands such as Alfa Romeo, Audi, Corvette, Jaguar and Range Rover since 2009,” said BlackBerry QNX senior vice president John Wall.
In September, the company said the QNX platform would be used in collaboration with Delphi to bolster software performance and safety in an operating system to advance autonomous driving technology.
BlackBerry, a former smartphone maker, ditched its hardware business last year in favor of its growing software business.
Terms of the deal are confidential.
“BlackBerry QNX was the obvious partner for us due to their deep history in cybersecurity and reliable embedded solutions,” Jayesh Patel, General Manager of Yanfeng Visteon Electronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., said in a BlackBerry statement.
BlackBerry’s presence in the auto industry has expanded steadily since it acquired Ottawa-based QNX Software Systems in 2010. The QNX platform allows the integration and smooth, secure operation of infotainment systems designed by diverse sources. The platform can be found in more than 60 million vehicles globally.
“BlackBerry’s QNX technology has been powering digital instrument clusters in vehicle brands such as Alfa Romeo, Audi, Corvette, Jaguar and Range Rover since 2009,” said BlackBerry QNX senior vice president John Wall.
In September, the company said the QNX platform would be used in collaboration with Delphi to bolster software performance and safety in an operating system to advance autonomous driving technology.
BlackBerry, a former smartphone maker, ditched its hardware business last year in favor of its growing software business.
