BlackBerry has expanded its strategic partnership with China-based Baidu to power next-generation autonomous and connected cars.With world-leading levels of data granularity, Baidu s high-definition maps provide a critical component for global .
BlackBerry and Baidu deepen autonomous, connected car partnership
BlackBerry and Chinese search engine giant Baidu have agreed to expand a partnership that aims to give automakers the tools they need to launch next-generation connected and autonomous vehicles in China.
Under the deal, Baidu’s high-definition maps will be integrated into BlackBerry’s QNX Neutrino Real-Time Operating System. The embedded system will be mass produced in the upcoming GAC New Energy Aion models from the electric vehicle arm of GAC Group, one of the country’s top three automakers that produces more 2 million vehicles a year.
The aim of this new, expanded partnership is to “provide car manufacturers with a clear and fast path to the production of autonomous vehicles, with safety and security as the top priority,” according to a statement from Wang Yunpeng, senior director of the technology department of Baidu’s Intelligent Driving Group.
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The partnership between Baidu and Blackberry will help car manufacturers to effectively and efficiently produce safe autonomous vehicles.
Blackberry Limited (NYSE: BB) has seen its 2018 partnership deal with Chinese search engine heavyweight Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) expanded in a bid to provide enough tools for automakers to produce next-generation connected and autonomous vehicles in China.
The expansion of the deal will see the high definition map of Baidu launched on the QNX® Neutrino® Real-time Operating System (RTOS) of Blackberry. This is a real-time microkernel operating system that ensures that flexibility and deterministic performance are provided as a measure to make solutions available to the scarce resources of the embedded system.