BlackBerry QNX and TTTech Auto Launch New MotionWise Scheduling Solution for QNX 8

Rhea-AI Summary

BlackBerry and TTTech Auto have announced a new solution called MotionWise Schedule for QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0, designed to address complexities in automotive software development for Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). The solution provides high-performance runtime environment with deterministic task scheduling, optimizing resource utilization and reducing design efforts.

The new offering simplifies complex integration tasks by automating scheduling solutions, allowing incremental software additions without compromising quality. It delivers improved OS task switching and increased CPU resource availability compared to other scheduling policies. The solution will be available in early 2025 and will be demonstrated at CES 2025 in Las Vegas.

Positive

• Automated scheduling solution reduces development time and production costs
• Improved OS task switching and increased CPU resource availability
• Enables incremental software additions without compromising quality

Negative

• Product won't be available until early 2025, delaying potential revenue generation

Insights

Tech Expert

This strategic collaboration between BlackBerry QNX and TTTech Auto addresses a critical pain point in automotive software development. The new MotionWise Schedule for QNX 8 brings significant technical advantages through automated task scheduling and resource optimization. The solution's <b>correct-by-design approach</b> eliminates the need for repetitive manual configurations, which typically cause delays and increase costs in SDV development. The improved CPU resource availability and efficient OS task switching represent tangible technical improvements that could accelerate software deployment cycles. However, while promising, the real impact will depend on adoption rates by major OEMs and successful integration into existing development workflows. The early 2025 availability suggests revenue impact won't be immediate.

Market Research Analyst

The timing of this product launch aligns with the automotive industry's accelerating shift toward Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). While this partnership strengthens BlackBerry's position in the automotive software market, the news represents an incremental product enhancement rather than a game-changing development. The focus on development efficiency and cost reduction through automated scheduling could appeal to OEMs facing pressure to accelerate SDV development while controlling costs. However, without specific revenue projections or major OEM commitments announced, the immediate market impact appears The solution addresses real industry needs but falls into the category of evolutionary rather than revolutionary advancement.

Developers can now easily manage complex software workloads using pre-determined runtime scheduling capabilities

WATERLOO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2024 / BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) and TTTech Auto today announced a solution that addresses the growing complexities automotive developers are facing as the industry doubles down on its push towards Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). MotionWise Schedule for QNX® Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0 accelerates software development for automakers building SDVs and helps to enable the safe, real-time execution of applications running on QNX® SDP 8.

Evolving automotive landscape

As vehicle software becomes increasingly complex while maintaining real-time system properties, the demand for products that enable safety, reliability, and precise timing execution is growing. MotionWise Schedule for QNX SDP 8.0 addresses this need by providing a high-performance runtime environment with deterministic task scheduling. This enables optimized resource utilization and is supported by a correct-by-design tool-suite, significantly reducing design and configuration efforts for the embedded runtime.

"Our ethos is to empower developers to bring next-generation automotive software to market as quickly and seamlessly as possible," said John Wall, Chief Operating Officer QNX. "Together with TTTech Auto, this offering exemplifies a close collaborative effort to provide customers with time-triggered scheduling capabilities that coordinate with the kernel at the deepest level of the operating system. This gives OEMs a competitive edge in achieving determinism for their critical applications easier and faster."

Simplifying complex integration tasks to speed up GTM

In SDV projects, manual configuration of schedulers can lead to cumbersome cycles of repeated testing and iterations. With each code alteration, new feature addition or software release, the process re-starts, causing delays in production timelines and in tandem, adding to program costs. MotionWise Schedule for QNX simplifies the daily work of software developers, replacing countless manual processes by generating scheduling solutions in a single automated step. New software applications can be added incrementally without compromising quality, meaning the time to bring new software to market is significantly reduced, drastically cutting the cost of new vehicle projects, where even a few days of production delay is detrimental.

"We are pleased to join forces with QNX. Our MotionWise Schedule complements the QNX operating system and will provide advanced scheduling policies and our correct-by-design approach helping our partners and customers to build safe and secure systems," said Stefan Poledna, CTO and Co-Founder TTTech Auto. "When compared to other operating system scheduling policies, MotionWise Schedule for QNX delivers a vast improvement in OS task switching and a significant increase in CPU resource availability. This enables OEMs to deliver new, valuable features to end users with upcoming software releases, making the management of multiple processes significantly easier."

QNX and TTTech Auto will demo MotionWise Schedule for QNX at CES Jan 7 - 10 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Visit QNX at Booth #4224 in the West Hall, or schedule a meeting with a spokesperson here.

MotionWise Schedule for QNX SDP 8.0 will be available in early 2025. For more information on how BlackBerry QNX's portfolio of embedded software solutions can help accelerate safety-certification, ensure reliability and reduce development time, visit BlackBerry QNX.

About TTTech Auto

TTTech Auto is a leading platform product and service provider with a focus on System, Safety and Security for the Software-Defined Vehicle (4SDV). With series experience from several million cars on the road and a strong technology portfolio, TTTech Auto has the key ingredients to enable and drive the transformation. TTTech Auto empowers customers to focus on driving experience while its platform solutions optimize performance, safety, integration, and software updates.

TTTech Auto was founded in 2018 by TTTech Group and technology leaders Audi, Infineon and Samsung to build a global, safe vehicle software platform for automated and autonomous driving. In 2022, the company raised USD 285 million (EUR 250 million) from Aptiv and Audi in its latest funding round. At TTTech Auto's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and its subsidiaries across Europe and Asia, 1,100 employees work with leading car manufacturers on their software-defined vehicles, ADAS and autonomous driving programs. The company has acquired and invested in technology companies in the UK, Spain, Turkey, China and Central and Eastern Europe. www.tttech-auto.com

About BlackBerry

BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company's software powers over 255M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety, and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint security, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.

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Media Contacts:

BlackBerry Media Relations
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mediarelations@BlackBerry.com

TTTech Auto Media Relations

Susanne Einzinger
+49 160 9686 5710
susanne.einzinger@tttech-auto.com; pr@tttech-auto.com

SOURCE: BlackBerry QNX

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FAQ

When will BlackBerry's (BB) MotionWise Schedule for QNX SDP 8.0 be available?

MotionWise Schedule for QNX SDP 8.0 will be available in early 2025.

What are the main benefits of BlackBerry's (BB) new MotionWise Schedule solution?

The solution provides automated scheduling, improved OS task switching, increased CPU resource availability, and enables incremental software additions while maintaining quality.

Where will BlackBerry (BB) demonstrate the new MotionWise Schedule solution?

BlackBerry will demonstrate MotionWise Schedule for QNX at CES January 7-10, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth #4224 in the West Hall.