Leading intelligent security software and services provider BlackBerry and India's leading automotive manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra announced a Cockpit Domain Controller (CDC) that leverages the QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating System (RTOS), and QNX Hypervisor has now entered mass production. This leading-edge CDC platform has been selected to power Mahindra's new XUV700 SUV, offering consumers a more intuitive and intelligent in-car driving experience.
According to BlackBerry, the deployment marks a significant market expansion for the company in the Indian automotive market with its QNX technology in production programmes with 45 different OEMs, 7/7 of the top Tier-1s and over 195 million vehicles worldwide.
By using technology as a key differentiator, XUV700 makes use of next-generation electrical and electronics (E/E) architecture, with an advanced infotainment system and a robust suite of sophisticated driver assistance systems to establish a leadership position in this class of vehicles manufactured in India while delivering an elevated level of safety, security and comfort.
Combining the latest in chip technology with the highly reliable QNX Hypervisor, the XUV700 allows for design flexibility and scalability to consolidate multiple systems with mixed criticality and different operating environments onto a single hardware platform, reducing both the initial development and long-term costs of ownership while providing the highest standards of functional safety and security.
Dhiraj Handa, VP, Asia Pacific, BlackBerry, said, 'With the BlackBerry QNX powered CDC combined with M&M's strong track record and heritage of delivering best-in-class vehicles, we're confident that drivers of the new XUV700, will relish the comfort, safety and connectivity it delivers.'
RTOS and QNX Hypervisor represent a key ingredient in its push to deploy the first generation of software-driven vehicles in the Indian marketplace, said Binoy Paul, Chief Engineer E/E, Mahindra. 'As a surge of consumer interest has shown since our August launch, India is more than ready for the software centric car and with BlackBerry QNX serving as the secure and trusted foundation of the intelligent infotainment system within our innovative new XUV700, M&M have a strong first mover advantage,' he added.