Magnaberry: Magna International and Blackberry partner to develop ADAS solutions
Waterloo, Ontario — In a meeting of two Canadian manufacturing giants, Wednesday saw the solidifying of a partnership between Magna International and Blackberry to jointly develop integrated advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) solutions. BlackBerry will provide the auto parts manufacturer with its QNX software as well as engineering services. “With software now being a driving […]
Future Fruit: BMW to use BlackBerry QNX to develop automation technology
Waterloo, Ontario — BMW is the latest automaker to take a bite out of the berry as Blackberry Limited announced that it has entered a multi-year agreement with the company to develop automation technology. As part of the agreement, BlackBerry will license its QNX technology to BMW Group, as well as assign a team of […]
Blackberry receives $40 million in government funding
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – February 19, 2019 – Blackberry will be receiving a helping hand with their development of self-driving technology, as reported by Global News. The Canadian government will be donating $40 million in federal funding to assist in developing technologies that make vehicles safer, more connected to cyberspace and, capable of driving […]
AV Report: July 2, 2018
Toronto, Ontario — July 2, 2018 — In this weeks AV Report: Blackberry QNX CEO predicts AVs still ten years out, a Canadian AV start-up uses drones to deliver cargo to the far north, and much, much more! An interesting story in the business press notes that, “BlackBerry Inc.’s strength in security, privacy and interconnectivity […]
AV Report: Blackberry is making a comeback, Nissan’s new technology
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 6, 2018 — This week in the Autonomous Report, Blackberry is making a comeback, Tesla can’t quite meet their promises and much, much more. Blackberry’s comeback Blackberry just announced a deal with Chinese tech giant Baidu to see that the company uses BlackBerry software for […]
Tuesday Ticker: BlackBerry’s QNX division driving big gains
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 2, 2017 — This week’s Tuesday Ticker: Axalta pulls out of Venezuela, Sherwin-Williams cuts earnings forecasts in wake of hurricanes, BlackBerry’s stock is on the way up thanks to automotive software division QNX and much, much more! The big US stock indexes continue to trade at […]
The Autonomous Report: Canada ‘running hard’ to keep up with US
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 25, 2017 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, the federal government is “running hard” to keep up with advances in autonomous vehicles (AVs), Amazon scouts for a second headquarters, BlackBerry and Delphi will partner to produce a self-driving operating system and much, much more! – Canadian Transport Minister […]
The Autonomous Report: Survey says majority believe AVs will outnumber normal cars
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 11, 2017 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, we look at Alberta’s reaction to autonomous vehicles (AVs), BlackBerry’s latest product, Nissan’s emergency braking tech and much, much more! – Waterloo, Ontario-based tech company OpenText recently conducted a survey of 2,000 Canadians on their feelings and attitudes toward AI […]
