Mr. John Wall reports

TTTECH AUTO AND BLACKBERRY QNX EXPAND PARTNERSHIP TO TACKLE CRITICAL COMPLEXITY CHALLENGES FOR FUTURE SOFTWARE DEFINED VEHICLES (SDV)

TTTech Auto and BlackBerry Ltd. have expanded their existing partnership to address the growing complexity challenges of software defined vehicles (SDVs). The co-operation will support the native integration of the latest QNX operating system (OS) 8.0 with TTTech Auto's best-in-class scheduling solutions in a single safety-certified product. This will enhance performance and enable better utilization of the underlying semiconductors in complex and highly mission-critical environments such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in SDVs.

The joint product from this co-operation will support the scalability of architectures, from zonal to domain controllers and central compute, as well as from fail-safe to fail-operational solutions. By leveraging best-in-class scheduling algorithms, the design phase is simplified and testing efforts reduced, allowing users to modify their configuration with just one click and achieve functional results consistently. The product is precertified to support relevant safety standards (ISO 26262 up to ASIL D) and security standards (ISO 21434). It will be available for projects end of Q2 2024 and fully certified in Q4 2024.

"The combination of rapid advancements in silicon chip performance, increasing system integration and interdependency, and growing software complexity is creating a pressure cooker environment for SDV manufacturers," said John Wall, senior vice-president and head of QNX at BlackBerry. "When safety and security are paramount, there is no room for compromise. That's where our partnership with TTTech Auto excels. It will deliver a linchpin product that supports scalable architectures and complex interactions needed by SDVs on our trusted safe and secure QNX foundation."

"Developing SDVs makes the old days of auto design look like child's play," commented Stefan Poledna, chief technology officer at TTTech Auto. "SDVs of the future require a system-wide approach that embraces the 4 S's of system, safety, security and software integration. In partnership with QNX, we're helping overcome a major hurdle by offering a preintegrated and precertified solution that ticks all of the boxes to support innovation and advancement in SDVs."

This partnership builds on the success of an initial co-operation announced in June, 2022, through which TTTech Auto and BlackBerry have integrated the QNX Neutrino real-time operating system (RTOS) and TTTech Auto's safe vehicle software platform, MotionWise. Joint products from this co-operation are already in production.

About BlackBerry Ltd.

BlackBerry provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company's software powers over 235 million vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ont., the company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, end-point management, encryption and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear -- to secure a connected future you can trust.