While Adam was busy checking out the Mercedes CLA45 AMG at CES 2014, Audi was busy showing off their use of the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment in the 2015 Audi TT by introducing the new user-programmable instrument cluster (FPK). The display is no longer a separate piece of equipment in the car, instead the whole instrument cluster itself is a display offering the driver everything they would need with the ability to customize it on the go.
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QNX-powered Audi Virtual Cockpit wins CTIA award
CTIA Super Mobility Week is wrapping up at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas and the folks from QNX are celebrating yet another win in the connected car category. This time around, the new Audi Virtual Cockpit, which is based on the QNX OS, has won first prize in the 2014 CTIA Hot for the Holidays awards. Created in 2009, the Hot for the Holidays award categories...
Future Ford Sync units to be powered by BlackBerry's QNX, not Microsoft
Ford is reportedly ready to ditch Microsoft in favor of BlackBerry's QNX car platform in future upgrades of its in-car Sync system. Ford has had various issues with their MyFord and Sync systems over the last few years, bringing down their quality ratings and causing them to seek other options for their vehicle infotainment systems. They are said to be making the switch to the QNX...
QNX teams up with Panasonic to offer car infotainment systems worldwide
QNX has announced today that they have been chosen by Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America to develop infotainment systems for automakers across the globe. The two companies will collaborate on in-vehicle systems for car makers in North America, Europe and Japan to enhance the next generation of infotainment systems and in-car applications. The QNX Car Platform is already...
QNX car platform expands to include Android applications
Showing off the goods at Telematics Detroit, QNX demonstrated a new version of their QNX car platform. The new version will allow developers to do even more as it now supports Android applications as well as those built with the Qt5 framework. The platform already supported OpenGL ES and HTML, so the new additions make thing even better all around. Much like BlackBerry 10, the QNX ...