Blackberry QNX which is a subsidiary of
Blackberry Limited, is co-developing a safety critical platform with ETAS GmbH for
next generation vehicles
Germany: ETAS GmbH, which is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Robert and Blackberry QNX are jointly working on development
of a safety critical platform and its associated tools, which will be used in
the next generation autonomous and connected vehicles.
The software platform will be
based on AUTOSAR adaptive standards and is expected to lay the foundation for
high performance and secure electronic control units or ECUs. Moreover, the
software platform is compliant with the ISO 26262:2018 standard and will
combine POSIX compliant and safety-certified real time operating system from
Blackberry with ETAS’ expertise in AUTOSAR adaptive standards.
Senior VP of Blackberry QNX
stated that, “Collaborating with ETAS, a subsidiary of Bosch, will help to grow
leadership in software-defined vehicles, and serve as a catalyst for the
automotive industry to build highly-secure connected and autonomous vehicles.”
According to TechSci
Research, partnerships & acquisitions have always been Blackberry’s key
growth strategies. In November, the company started providing QNX software as
the foundation for electric vehicles manufactured by Hyundai Motor Group.
QNX software comes in-built
in vehicles from several automobile manufacturers and the recent partnership
for software platform solution is expected to play crucial role towards shaping
this industry as the new platform can then be integrated with software from different
sources and application domains, consequently, providing solution in
complexities for the adoption of connected, autonomous and electrified
mobility.
According to the report published
by TechSci Research, “Europe Semi & Fully Autonomous
Vehicle Market By Automation Level (L0, L1, L2, L3 & L4/L5), By
Component (Embedded System, Camera, etc), By Vehicle Type (Passenger Car &
Commercial Vehicle), By Country, Competition Forecast & Opportunities,
2016-2030”, Europe semi & fully autonomous vehicle market
stood at $ 1.1 billion in 2016 and is projected to reach $ 16 billion by 2030
by exhibiting a CAGR of over 21%. Anticipated growth of the market is led by
growing government support for developing driverless vehicles to ensure safe
driving. Moreover, over the last few years, automobile manufacturers have been
constantly focusing on enhancing the safety features in the vehicles, which is
further anticipated to positively influence the growth of Europe semi &
fully autonomous vehicle market.
According to another TechSci Research report, “Global Connected Trucks Market By Vehicle Type (Light
Commercial Vehicles and Heavy Commercial Vehicles), By Communication (V2V, V2I,
& V2C), By Range (DSRC and Cellular Network), By Services (Cybersecurity
& Updates and Fleet Management), By Region, By Company, Competition, By
Geography, Forecast & Opportunities, 2024”, Global connected trucks
market is anticipated to reach USD 40 billion by 2024 by registering a CAGR of
over 15% during the forecast period, due to the growing demand for vehicle
connectivity in logistics and transportation business. Moreover, reduction in
vehicle recalls due to vehicle data updates coupled with increasing demand for
infotainment is further escalating the growth of the market. In terms of range,
Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) segment is anticipated to register highest
CAGR during the forecast period owing to rising radar and LiDAR based safety
systems such as blind spot detection and adaptive cruise control.