CES 2017: BlackBerry revs up new OS for autonomous drive and connected cars

LAS VEGAS – BlackBerry unveiled what it says is its most advanced and secure embedded operating system for the automotive industry Wednesday at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.As automakers look to consolidate domain functions such as infotainment, telematics, and digital instrument clusters into a virtual cockpit controller, QNX Software Development Platform 7.0 (QNX SDP 7.0) provides a real-time OS that supports 64-bit for the ARMv8 and Intel x86-64 architectures, along with virtualization capabilities, the company said. QNX SDP 7.0 can help ensure that these automated systems perform all processes and actions reliably, within the pre-defined amount of time needed for...