In a join announcement today, BlackBerry and Canoo let it be known that Canoo's next-gen Electric Vehicles autonomous features will be powered by the BlackBerry QNX operating system through a licensing agreement that includes QNX OS for Safety 2.0.
"The world's leading automakers, their Tier 1 suppliers, chip manufacturers and innovative startups such as Canoo continue to put their trust in BlackBerry and our ability to provide them with the safety-certified and secure software on which they can build the next generation of cars," said John Wall, SVP and Co-Head, BlackBerry Technology Solutions. "Canoo is pushing the boundaries of AV development, challenging the traditional way of building, offering and using vehicles and we look forward to working with them to achieve their vision of a world in which transportation is affordable, electric, shared and autonomous."
"The global autonomous vehicle market is expected to reach nearly $600 billion by 2026. As these systems become more affordable and available to implement in the mass market, our membership model makes it easy to keep our vehicles up-to-date with the latest in ADAS technology," said Phil Weicker, In Charge of Propulsion & Electronics at Canoo. "BlackBerry QNX is the industry standard for safety certified software operating systems, so it was a natural choice for us."
Canoo is looking towards 2021 to have its first prouduction vehicles arrive with advanced level 2 autonomous features as a standard. The use of BlackBerry QNX OS will allow them to tap into radar sensors, parking sensors, cameras and more.
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