WATERLOO, Ontario and LONDON, Nov. 19,
2019 /CNW/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB)
and electric vehicle company Arrival Ltd. announced today that
Arrival's intelligent, autonomous-ready commercial vehicles will be
powered by BlackBerry QNX technology.
As part of the agreement, BlackBerry will license its BlackBerry
QNX technology to Arrival, including its industry-leading QNX
SDP 7.0 real-time operating system to
serve as the safe and secure foundation for the ADAS features
within the company's autonomous-ready commercial vehicle
platform.
Prototypes of the first full version of the electric delivery
vans powered by BlackBerry are set to hit the roads in early 2020.
DHL, Royal Mail and John Lewis will
also be trialing Arrival's lightweight EVs, which will provide a
class-leading product to a segment well overdue an affordable, zero
emission solution.
"BlackBerry's QNX technology powers more than 150 million
vehicles on the road today, many of which use QNX SDP 7.0 which is built to exceed the most
demanding requirements for reliability, performance, and security
so that forward-thinking vehicle manufacturers like Arrival can
focus on what they do best – delivering a competitively priced EV
that can go toe to toe with any gas or diesel equivalent," said
John Wall, SVP and Co-Head,
BlackBerry Technology Solutions, BlackBerry. "Arrival is committed
to helping drivers to make a seamless switch to EVs and the
opportunity to contribute our technology to their second generation
of intelligent electric commercial vehicles is a real
privilege."
"Arrival's electric vehicles represent a step change in the
automotive industry - combining the very best technology to create
a fully connected device on wheels that is a complete pleasure to
drive," said Sergey Malygin, Chief
of Technology, Arrival. "We are thrilled to be working with
BlackBerry whose impressive track record and commitment to safety
and security make them a perfect partner. The combination of our
expertise will help us realize our vision of making affordable
electric vehicles mainstream."
QNX SDP 7.0 provides high
performance and enhanced kernel-level security through an array of
features, including microkernel architecture, file encryption,
adaptive time partitioning, a high availability framework, anomaly
detection, and multi-level policy-based access control. Featuring
the next-generation QNX Neutrino® Realtime OS and QNX Momentics®
Tool Suite, this reliable platform helps guard against system
malfunctions, malware, and cyber-attacks by implementing a
multi-level, policy-driven security model that incorporates
best-in-class security technology from BlackBerry. The OS also
offers a safety pedigree proven by certification to ISO 26262 ASIL
D (the highest level achievable) for automobiles.
As the leader in safety-certified, secure, and reliable software
for the automobile industry, BlackBerry provides OEMs and Tier 1s
around the world with state-of-the-art foundational software and
cybersecurity technologies. BlackBerry's pedigree in safety,
security, and continued innovation has led to its QNX technology
being used and trusted by automotive OEMs and tier ones in their
advanced driver assistance systems, digital instrument clusters,
connectivity modules, handsfree systems, and infotainment
systems.
QNX SDP 7.0, in addition to
BlackBerry's full suite of offerings, will be demonstrated at the
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las
Vegas from January 7-10, 2020,
at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Visit BlackBerry at Booth
#7524 in the North Hall.
For additional information about the BlackBerry QNX platform and
why it is the most advanced embedded software platform on the
autonomous vehicle market, please visit www.blackberry.com/qnx.
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 Arrival
Arrival is a technology company
creating the World's first Generation 2.0 Electric vehicles -
electric vehicles for the same price as petrol and diesel
equivalents. Arrival's ambition is to remove all barriers to
electric vehicle adoption - starting with cost. The company has
taken a unique approach, designing its vehicles entirely from the
ground-up. The result - affordable, light, modular electric
vehicles with a range of up to 300 km and a 50% reduction of total
cost of ownership.
The company's autonomous ready platform will start life in the
commercial vehicle segment where the rise of e-commerce,
predictable routes and overnight depot charging form the perfect
combination to help drivers make a seamless switch to EVs. The
company is undergoing trials with DHL, UPS, Royal Mail and is
partnered with John Lewis Partnership ahead of full scale
production in 2021.
Arrival has a diverse blend of industrial and product designers,
engineers and software developers from some of the world's most
renowned tech companies. Together the team are reimagining vehicles
to confront legacy industry challenges to achieve cost parity with
combustion equivalents. Arrival has combined reduced complexity,
innovative component design, novel materials and software all
contained on a truly modular skateboard platform.
Founded in 2015, Arrival is headquartered in the UK, where it
has a manufacturing facility in Banbury and an R&D centre in
London. Arrival is continually
expanding its global footprint, currently employing over 700 people
between its offices in the UK, USA, Israel,
Russia and Germany.
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EMBLEM Design are the trademarks or registered trademarks of
BlackBerry Limited and the exclusive rights to such trademarks are
expressly reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Media Contact:
BlackBerry Media Relations
(519) 597-7273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
Arrival Media Relations
Imogen Pierce
07825 393 635
pierce@arrival.com
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