STUTTGART, Germany and
WATERLOO, Canada, Nov. 12, 2019 /CNW/ -- ETAS GmbH, a leading
solutions provider for the development of embedded systems, and
BlackBerry QNX, a business unit of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB;
TSX: BB), announced today the companies will cooperate to jointly
develop and market a safety-critical platform for use in next
generation connected and autonomous vehicles.
Both companies will combine their assets to develop and sell a
software platform and associated tools for vehicle computers and
domain controllers based on the AUTOSAR Adaptive standard. This
solution unites BlackBerry QNX's POSIX compliant, safety-certified
real time operating system and Hypervisor as well as ETAS's
expertise in functional safety and basic software based on the
AUTOSAR Adaptive standard. It will provide the high performance,
safe, and secure foundation for the development of microprocessor
based vehicle computer/domain controller electronic control units
(ECUs). The solution will be compliant to the ISO26262:2018
standard allowing use in systems up to, and including, ASIL-D. ETAS
and BlackBerry QNX will collaborate to support customers'
work with the tightly integrated solution.
This software platform solution and the AUTOSAR Adaptive
standard will become increasingly important to support the
automotive industry moving towards connected, autonomous,
personalized, and electrified mobility as well as associated
changes in electronic and electric (E/E) vehicle architectures.
Powerful vehicle computers based on microprocessor technology will
form a decision-making layer in the next generation of automotive
E/E architectures and coordinate formerly decentralized ECUs. This
leads to a separation of software from hardware and requires the
capability to integrate software from different sources and
application domains. With the establishment of this cooperation,
ETAS and BlackBerry QNX unite their competencies to accelerate the
support for this rapid technology change in the automotive
industry. In addition, they will enable applications in the areas
of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Vehicle to Everything
communication (V2X), multimedia, and Over-the-Air (OTA)
updates.
"With this cooperation we are striving to create the leading
microprocessor-based automotive software platform supporting the
AUTOSAR Adaptive standard," stated Friedhelm Pickhard, Chairman of the Board of
Management of ETAS GmbH.
"Collaborating with ETAS, a subsidiary of Bosch, one of the
world's largest automotive suppliers, will grow our leadership in
software-defined vehicles, and serve as a catalyst for the
automotive industry to build highly-secure connected and autonomous
vehicles," said John Wall, Senior
Vice President and Co-Head of BlackBerry QNX. "By combining ETAS'
formidable IP and technology with ours, we will accelerate the
development of safe and secure next generation vehicles."
Bosch, as one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide,
supports this cooperation and, together with BlackBerry QNX,
emphasizes the need for such a software platform solution in order
to satisfy automotive market and customer demands.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is a
trusted security software and services company that provides
enterprises and governments with the technology they need to secure
the Internet of Things. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company is unwavering
in its commitment to safety, cybersecurity and data privacy, and
leads in key areas such as artificial intelligence, endpoint
security and management, encryption and embedded systems.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
About ETAS
ETAS provides innovative solutions for the
development of embedded systems for the automotive industry and
other sectors of the embedded industry. As a systems
provider, ETAS supplies a multifaceted portfolio that covers the
range from integrated tools and tool solutions to engineering
services, consulting, training, and support. Security solutions in
the area of embedded systems are offered by the ETAS subsidiary
ESCRYPT. Established in 1994, ETAS GmbH is a 100-percent subsidiary
of the Bosch Group, with international subsidiaries and sales
offices in Europe, North and
South America, and Asia.
For more information, please visit www.etas.com.
Media Contact:
BlackBerry Media Relations
(519) 597-7273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
ETAS GmbH
Anja Krahl
+49 711 3423-2240
anja.krahl@etas.com
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