How to resolve AdBlock issue? BlackBerry to work on driverless vehicles
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- January 3, 2018
BlackBerry Ltd. has been selected to work with Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc. to provide the safety operating system for the Apollo autonomous driving system, which is being developed in cooperation with several vehicle makers.
The Apollo system is a key part of Baidu's plans for developing driverless cars with Chinese automobile makers such as Chery Automobile, the FAW Group, Changan Automobile and Great Wall Motors.
The companies say BlackBerry's QNX automotive unit has been selected to provide the ASIL-D safety operating system for Apollo, which Baidu has been championing as an open-source technology program.
The companies also plan to integrate Baidu's CarLife software for connecting smartphones and cars, Baidu's DuerOS AI conversational system and the QNX car infotainment platform.
Baidu says it has more than 70 partners in its Apollo program, including vehicle assembly companies, Tier 1 parts suppliers and technology startups.
BlackBerry, which has been repositioning itself as a cybersecurity, software and intellectual property supplier, is also working with many of the automotive industry's major chip makers and parts suppliers.
The company has developed about 12 different software modules beyond infotainment systems that were a major part of its QNX operating unit.
CEO John Chen said last month after announcing the Waterloo-based company's third-quarter results that BlackBerry is making good progress towards being a key software supplier for autonomous vehicles.
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