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BLACKBERRY QNX HYPERVISOR AWARDED WORLD'S FIRST AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVEL (ASIL) 'D' CERTIFICATION

BlackBerry Ltd.'s QNX Hypervisor 2.0 for safety has been recognized as ISO 26262 ASIL (automotive safety integrity level) D compliant by the independent auditors at TUV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH, making it the world's first ASIL D safety-certified commercial hypervisor. Using the QNX Hypervisor 2.0 for safety, developers can partition and isolate safety-critical systems (for example, body domain control) from non-safety critical systems (for example, infotainment), ensuring that critical systems are isolated and are safely managed in the event of system failure.

"The world's leading automakers, their tier 1 suppliers, chip manufacturers and new start-ups trust our safety-certified and secure software platform as the foundation on which to build the next generation of vehicles," said Grant Courville, vice-president, products and strategy, at BlackBerry QNX. "Gaining ISO 26262 ASIL D and IEC 61508 SIL 3 certification for our QNX Hypervisor 2.0 for safety is further affirmation of our leadership position within the industry."

"Reaching the safety level of ISO 26262 ASIL D for a commercial hypervisor required a strong co-ordinated effort between the QNX team and our independent assessment team. TUV Rheinland is proud to be part of this industry-leading accomplishment, helping to bring the highest levels of safety to automotive controllers and other embedded systems that require virtualization," said Thomas Steffens, regional business segment manager of the automation, functional safety and cyber-security division of TUV Rheinland.

As a leader in safety-certified, secure and reliable embedded software, BlackBerry QNX is used by top automakers for their advanced driver assistance, digital instrument clusters, connectivity modules, hands-free and infotainment systems.

The ISO 26262 ASIL D safety-certified QNX Hypervisor 2.0 for safety, in addition to BlackBerry's full suite of automotive offerings, will be demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from Jan. 7 to Jan. 10, 2020, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Visit BlackBerry at booth No. 7515 in the North Hall.

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