Ottawa, ON - April 12, 2016 - QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, today announced that Servomex Group, a world leader in gas analysis technology, has chosen the QNXreg; Neutrinoreg; Realtime OS to power its next generation of gas analyzers.

For 60 years, Servomex gas analyzers have helped control emissions, optimize processes, and ensure operational safety in industries such as electricity generation, oil and gas refining, semiconductor manufacturing, chemical production, and iron and steel production. To power its next generation of analyzers, Servomex needed a high-performance OS that has the flexibility to support an array of market-specific applications and the reliability to be deployed in safety-critical environments.

Servomex offers an immense range of gas analyzers, and we needed an OS that could scale effortlessly across product lines, regardless of feature set or target industry, said Dr. Stephen Firth, Business Development Manager, Global EPC sales, Servomex. QNX Neutrino not only provided the scalability we were looking for, but allowed us to create a modular, future-ready software architecture that can quickly support new product features or address new market opportunities.

Reliability was a key requirement for Servomex. Many of their products are deployed in hot, hazardous conditions where they must operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, without field maintenance or human intervention.

We build gas analyzers for tough, safety-critical environments that demand high levels of accuracy and system availability. To satisfy these demands, our products need an OS designed from the ground up for dependability - another reason why QNX Neutrino, with its fault-resilient microkernel design, has proven to be an ideal choice for our next-generation products, said Dr. Firth.

For more than three decades, QNX Software Systems has helped developers build a massive range of industrial monitoring and control solutions - everything from power generation systems to autonomous warehouse robots, said John Wall, Senior Vice President and Head of QNX Software Systems. The inherent scalability and reliability of our OS architecture brings unique value to the gas analysis industry, and we are honored that Servomex is standardizing on QNX technology for their new product lines.

To learn more about QNX technology and how it makes a difference in everyday life, visit the QNX Software Systems website.

About Servomex Group Ltd

An acknowledged innovator in gas analysis technologies for more than 60 years, Servomex is the originator of and world leader in paramagnetic sensing technology and has an exceptional reputation in the development of zirconia, photometric, and thick film technologies. The result is high-performance, cost-effective gas analysis, delivered through a portfolio of dependable products ranging from portable gas analyzers to complex process solutions. Servomex has extensive experience of working with multi-national companies across a range of industries, including hydrocarbon processing, industrial gas, and OEM markets, ensuring its knowledge and expertise closely matches the requirements of its customers. Servomexs commitment to providing a complete industry solution to gas analysis extends across its business, with its Hummingbird Sensing Technology brand delivering Servomex technology to OEM partners and the recently-acquired Delta F Corporation extending the Servomex product offering through oxygen and moisture analysis technologies. Servomex is part of Spectris plc, a leading supplier of instrumentation and controls to global markets. Visit ww3.servomex.com.

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Nuremburg, Embedded World 2016, Hall 4, Booth 534 mdash; February 23 mdash; QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, today announced that SWARCO TRAFFIC SYSTEMS GmbH has chosen the QNXreg; Neutrinoreg; Realtime OS for its ACTROS family of traffic light controllers.

ACTROS controllers bring an intelligent approach to managing urban traffic. They are designed to enhance safety, optimize the use of existing road infrastructure, and improve traffic flow to minimize carbon emissions. The product family includes ACTROS.compact, an energy-efficient device for smaller intersections and pedestrian crossings, and ACTROS.alpha, a scalable solution that can handle complex, multi-lane intersections with massive volumes of traffic.

When SWARCO was choosing an OS for ACTROS, reliability and safety were key mdash; the controllers must operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, without downtime. The microkernel architecture of the QNX Neutrino OS, which offers inherent protection for safety-critical software components, enabled SWARCOrsquo;s engineers to achieve the fault resilience and high availability that ACTROS requires. Moreover, it will help ACTROS achieve certification to IEC 61508 functional safety standard.

Realtime performance was also a must. To ensure safe operation, SWARCO needed an OS that enables the time-critical applications in ACTROS to meet hard deadlines. The comprehensive realtime technologies in QNX Neutrino, together with the performance optimization tools of the QNX Momenticsreg; Tool Suite, helped SWARCOrsquo;s engineers achieve the fast response times needed to meet their rigorous system-performance target.

ldquo;For safetyrsquo;s sake, our systems must offer reliable, timely, uninterrupted service. The QNX Neutrino OS, with its robust architecture and proven history in safety-critical systems, offered an ideal platform to achieve these goals,rdquo; said Manfred Rosskopf, Director of Ramp;D, and Joachim Lock, Project Manager, SWARCO TRAFFIC SYSTEMS. ldquo;Just as important, QNX offers more than proven technology. We have worked with other OS vendors, and QNX stands out from the crowd with their commitment to customer success. They support us like a true partner, and we look forward to working with them on future projects.rdquo;

ldquo;For decades, QNX technology, chosen for its unmatched reliability, has been powering traffic control systems and other transportation applications for the automotive, marine, and railway industries,rdquo; said John Wall, Senior Vice President and Head of QNX Software Systems. ldquo;Optimizing traffic flow in busy urban areas is vitally important to driver safety, the economy, and the environment. We are honored that SWARCO has chosen QNX to address this critical challenge.rdquo;

To learn more about QNX technology and how it makes a difference in everyday life, visit the QNX Software Systems website.

This week, at Embedded World, QNX Software Systems will demonstrate a SWARCO FUTURA traffic light being controlled by a QNX-powered ACTROS.compact traffic controller. Visit Hall 4, Booth 534.

SWARCO TRAFFIC SYSTEMS GmbH is one of the leading suppliers of intelligent traffic systems in Germany. Building on many decades of experience, it offers a wide range of innovative solutions for urban and interurban traffic management, including parking and traffic detection. Its nationwide service and maintenance network guarantees highest possible system availability and improved road safety. With economical, sustainable, and environmentally friendly technologies we help ensure smooth and safe traffic flows. SWARCO TRAFFIC SYSTEMS GmbH is the largest individual company of the Austrian-based SWARCO AG. Visit https://www.swarco.com/sts-en

QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, is a leading provider of operating systems, middleware, development tools, and professional services for connected embedded systems. Global leaders such as Audi, Siemens, General Electric, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin depend on QNX technology for their in-car electronics, medical devices, industrial automation systems, network routers, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Visit www.qnx.com and follow @QNX_News on Twitter. For updates on the companys automotive work, follow @QNX_Auto and visit qnxauto.blogspot.com.

BlackBerry is securing a connected world, delivering innovative solutions across the entire mobile ecosystem and beyond. We secure the worldrsquo;s most sensitive data across all end points ndash; from cars to smartphones ndash; making the mobile-first enterprise vision a reality. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols ldquo;BBrdquo; on the Toronto Stock Exchange and ldquo;BBRYrdquo; on the NASDAQ. For more information, visitnbsp;www.BlackBerry.com.

Nuremburg, Embedded World 2016, Hall 4, Booth 534 February 23 QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, today demonstrated the QNX SDK for Bluetooth Connectivity, a new middleware solution for medical devices, industrial automation systems, consumer appliances, and other embedded system applications.

Designed for flexibility, the SDK offers a dual-mode Bluetooth Smart Ready stack that supports classic Bluetooth connectivity as well as connectivity to Bluetooth Low Energy devices. The SDK is also highly modular, allowing developers to create scalable, future-ready designs that can readily support new Bluetooth profiles. Developers can choose from a comprehensive set of pre-integrated profiles, including the classic PAN, SPP, HDP, HID, FTP, and OPP profiles, as well as the BAS, FMP, HRP, HOGP, and PXP Low Energy profiles. The SDK complies with the latest Bluetooth Core Specification, 4.2.

For developers of infusion pumps, vital-sign monitors, and other health-data aggregation devices, the QNX SDK for Bluetooth Connectivity includes an IEEE 11073 Personal Health Data stack certified by the Continua Health Alliance. This stack enables easy interoperability with pulse oximeters, weight scales, and other Bluetooth-enabled peripherals, and addresses the growing demand for health devices that can wirelessly collect patient data, either in a clinical setting or the patients home.

From systems that perform remote control of factory equipment to devices that monitor a patients pulse, we are seeing increased demand for a solution that can take the headache and risk out of implementing Bluetooth connectivity in embedded systems, said Grant Courville, Senior Director of Product Management, QNX Software Systems. By offering a Bluetooth stack pre-integrated with the QNX Neutrino OS, we can help customers improve time-to-market, provide an easier path to Bluetooth certification, and offer the convenience of a one-stop solution for Bluetooth and OS support.

The QNX SDK for Bluetooth Connectivity is powered by technology from Mindtree Limited, one of the co-creators of the Bluetooth 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 specifications. Mindtree has over 15 years experience supplying and supporting Bluetooth technology, and their IP has been implemented in over 35 million systems worldwide.

By integrating Mindtrees EtherMind Bluetooth and IEEE 11073 stacks into its new SDK, QNX Software Systems is providing its customers with proven technology that can enable a wide variety of use cases, said Jayanth Krishna, General Manager, Short Range Wireless, Mindtree. Mindtree backs its highly robust and interoperable stack with platform integration services delivered in partnership with QNX Software Systems. This solution will ensure that customers can seamlessly add reliable Bluetooth connectivity to their products.

The QNX SDK for Bluetooth Connectivity is scheduled for general release in Q2 2016.

This week, at Embedded World, QNX Software Systems Hall 4, Booth 534 will demonstrate how the QNX SDK for Bluetooth Connectivity can help developers build vital-sign monitors and other connected embedded systems. The demonstration system can discover and pair with Bluetooth classic and Bluetooth Low Energy devices e.g. pulse oximeter, weight scale, heart rate monitor, render their data onto a touchscreen display based on Qt 5, and provide a history of heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and other vitals.

The booth will also feature a variety of commercially available end products that demonstrate the versatility and reliability of QNX OS technology. These include:

• An award-winning double-drum washing machine that can wash two separate loads of laundry simultaneously.
• A traffic light controlled by an ACTROS.compact traffic controller from SWARCO TRAFFIC SYSTEMS.
• An EN 50155-compliant Modular Train Control System MTCS from MEN Mikro Elektronik that is based on the QNX OS for Safety, an operating system certified to the IEC 61508 and ISO 26262 functional safety standards.

QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, is a leading provider of operating systems, middleware, development tools, and professional services for connected embedded systems. Global leaders such as Audi, Siemens, General Electric, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin depend on QNX technology for their in-car electronics, medical devices, industrial automation systems, network routers, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Visit www.qnx.com and follow @QNX_News on Twitter. For updates on the company\s automotive work, follow @QNX_Auto and visit qnxauto.blogspot.com.

BlackBerry is securing a connected world, delivering innovative solutions across the entire mobile ecosystem and beyond. We secure the worlds most sensitive data across all end points from cars to smartphones making the mobile-first enterprise vision a reality. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange and BBRY on the NASDAQ. For more information, visitwww.BlackBerry.com.

Las Vegas, International CES 2016, LVCC North Hall, Booth 325 - January 6 - QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, today announced the new QNXreg; Acoustics Management Platform AMP, a comprehensive solution that allows automakers to enhance the audio and acoustic experience for drivers and passengers, while reducing system costs and complexity.

Modern vehicles contain multiple acoustic and audio signal-processing systems, all running simultaneously. These systems often interact with each other in unpredictable ways, unless great care is taken to make each subsystem aware of the others. QNX AMP eliminates this integration headache by offering a unified approach to managing acoustics in the car, allowing subsystems to work together harmoniously. To further reduce software integration efforts, QNX AMP comes pre-configured with built-in audio-signal routing.

Leveraging the power of the QNX Neutrinoreg; Realtime OS, QNX AMP uses a new, low-latency audio architecture that delivers high-performance signal processing on general-purpose application processors - with unprecedented time resolution of as low as 1 millisecond. As a result, automakers no longer have to use proprietary digital signal processing DSP cores or specialized external hardware to implement compute-intensive acoustics applications.

The QNX Acoustics Management Platform is a breakthrough in automotive software. Automakers can now design and manage the sonic experience in their cars with software that runs on a wide range of automotive application processors - saving costs and shortening time-to-production, while delivering new features and high sound quality, said John Wall, Senior Vice President and Head of QNX Software Systems.

The QNX Acoustics Management Platform integrates a comprehensive suite of acoustics modules. Modules scheduled for the initial release of the platform include:

• QNX In-Car Communication ICC - for easier seat-to-seat conversations - For anyone who has struggled to hold a conversation in a car at highway speeds, QNX ICC enhances the voice of the driver and relays it to loudspeakers in the back of the vehicle. Instead of shouting or having to turn around to be heard, the driver can talk normally while keeping his or her eyes on the road. QNX ICC dynamically adapts to noise conditions and adds enhancement only when needed. With QNX ICC, automakers can leverage their existing handsfree telephony microphones and infotainment loudspeakers to add a feature that consumers will immediately appreciate.
• QNX Acoustics for Voice 3.1 - Provides a high-quality handsfree telephony experience, with support for narrow and wide-band Bluetoothreg; audio and for next-generation smartphone telephony, concierge voice services, and cloud-based speech recognition at up to 32 kHz sample rates.QNX Acoustics for Voice 3.1 builds on the award-winning performance of QNX acoustics technology that has shipped in over 40 million automotive systems worldwide. It also adds support for the new International Telecommunications Union ITU P.1140 standard for emergency calling eCall in automotive.
• QNX Acoustics for Active Noise Control ANC - Advanced technology for reducing low-frequency engine boom noise inside the cabin of a vehicle.QNX Acoustics for ANC continuously monitors engine operating conditions and noise levels in the car cabin, and then generates anti-noise that is played out of the cars loudspeakers to cancel out the offending noise. Key advantages include an extremely small code footprint, rapid calibration, and advanced stability-control features.
• QNX Acoustics for Engine Sound Enhancement ESE - A complete software solution to help automakers create or maintain signature engine sounds and enhance the appeal of their vehicles.QNX Acoustics for ESE incorporates two realtime engine sound synthesis technologies - additive synthesis and a unique granular synthesis system - that allow recordings of real vehicles to be dynamically reshaped based on live engine operating conditions. It also includes an engine sound enhancement tool that enables sound designers to define engine sound profiles and interactively audition them right on their desktops.
• Backwards-compatible interfaces and APIs - QNX AMP extends the audio infrastructure in the QNX Neutrino OS in a backwards-compatible way, allowing existing applications for telephony, speech recognition, navigation, and media playback to run without modifications.
• Tuning, diagnosis, and analysis - QNX AMP includes an entirely new tool that allows developers to perform realtime adjustments of all system parameters, to inject or stream signals at multiple tap-points in the system, and to view realtime spectrum and waveform displays.

The QNX Acoustics Management Platform is now available for preview by automotive manufacturers and suppliers. General release is scheduled for Q3 2016.

This week at CES, QNX Software Systems is demonstrating its latest innovations for acoustics, ADAS, digital instrument clusters, infotainment, and V2X. Visit the BlackBerry booth: North Hall, 325.

QNX Software Systems offers a comprehensive portfolio of infotainment, telematics, safety, and acoustics solutions deployed in more than 60 million vehicles worldwide. More than 40 automotive OEMs use QNX software, including the QNX Neutrinoreg; OS, the QNX OS for Safety compliant to ISO 26262, up to Automotive Safety Integrity Level D, the QNX CARtrade; Platform for Infotainment, and QNX acoustics middleware, for their head units, digital instrument clusters, advanced driver information systems, hands-free systems, and connectivity modules.

QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, is a leading provider of operating systems, middleware, development tools, and professional services for connected embedded systems. Global leaders such as Audi, Siemens, General Electric, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin depend on QNX technology for their in-car electronics, medical devices, industrial automation systems, network routers, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Visit www.qnx.com and follow @QNX_Newson Twitter. For updates on the companys automotive work, follow @QNX_Auto and visit qnxauto.blogspot.com.

BlackBerry is securing a connected world, delivering innovative solutions across the entire mobile ecosystem and beyond. We secure the worlds most sensitive data across all end points - from cars to smartphones - making the mobile-first enterprise vision a reality. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange and BBRY on the NASDAQ. For more information, visitwww.BlackBerry.com.

Las Vegas, International CES 2016, LVCC North Hall, Booth 325 - January 6 - QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, today announced a new addition to its portfolio of automotive software products, the QNXreg; Platform for ADAS.

Designed for scalability, the platform will enable automotive companies to build a full range of automated driving systems, from informational ADAS modules that provide a 360deg;surround viewof the vehicle, to sensor fusion systems that combine data from multiple sources such as cameras and radar, to high-performance processors that make control decisions in fully autonomous vehicles.

Built on operating system OS technology proven in safety-critical control systems, the QNXreg; Platform for ADAS can help customers minimize system-level safety certification efforts, while reusing software assets across projects for greater return-on-investment. The platform also provides access to an ecosystem of ADAS technology suppliers that offer complementary hardware and software solutions, enabling faster time-to-market.

The core of the new platform is the QNX OS for Safety, an ISO 26262-certified OS that supports all of the automotive safety integrity levels, from ASIL A to ASIL D, required by automated driving systems. The OS is built on a modular microkernel architecture that simplifies the integration of new sensor technologies and purpose-built ADAS processors, while providing the fault resilience needed for systems that require the highest level of reliability.

To give development teams a jumpstart on new projects, the QNX Platform for ADAS includes pre-integrated reference implementations for building multi-camera vision systems and V2X applications vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications. The vision system implementation is based on the platforms multi-camera framework, which simplifies system design by managing the complexities of camera control on behalf of applications.The V2X implementation uses the platforms remote V2X interface, which handles V2X notifications from surrounding vehicles and infrastructure elements such as traffic signals.

The QNX Platform for ADAS includes a high availability manager to perform rapid recovery from software faults, POSIX APIs to simplify migration of existing ADAS applications, fast boot times to enable instant on systems, time partitioning to guarantee CPU cycles for critical software processes, programming interfaces to simplify integration of third-party AUTOSAR environments, as well as secure networking protocols and file systems.

The QNX Platform for ADAS combines our experience in building software for more than 60 million cars with our 30-year history in safety-critical systems and our deep expertise in safety standards like ISO 26262 and IEC 61508, said John Wall, Senior Vice President and Head of QNX Software Systems. Through this unique pedigree, QNX is ideally positioned to help automakers and tier one suppliers move from research to production in the still-uncharted market of automated driving.

The automotive industry is at an inflection point, with vehicles moving quickly towards greater autonomy. However, the software required for automated driving applications is highly sophisticated, creating a need for software providers with deep experience in integrating complex systems, safely and securely, said Ian Riches, Director, Global Automotive Practice, Strategy Analytics. QNX Software Systems has a strong reputation and proven competency in safety-critical systems and functional safety standards. As such, it is in a good position to both benefit from and influence the evolution of automated driving systems.

Already, key hardware and software suppliers are supporting the QNX Platform for ADAS with systems-on-chip SoCs, V2X modules, vision algorithms, communications middleware, and other complementary technologies. Pre-integrated partner technologies scheduled for the first release of the platform include:

• SoCs - Intelreg; Atomtrade; Processor C2000 product family, Texas Instruments TI TDA2x processor family.
• ADAS platforms - NVIDIAreg; DRIVEtrade; Automotive Platform for computer vision, deep learning, sensor fusion.
• ADAS vision - Itseez ADAS algorithms for pedestrian detection, forward collision warnings, traffic sign recognition, and lane detection; and TIs vision libraries for front cameras, surround-view systems, sensor fusion, and smart backup cameras.
• V2X - Cohda Wirelesss widely deployed V2X MK5 On Board Units, software stacks, and applications, with remote interface for data analysis and simulated GPS for performing multi-vehicle simulation.

ADAS and automotive driving systems are a highly collaborative effort, requiring IP from an array of technology partners. By building an ecosystem of complementary technologies, we are helping customers minimize integration efforts and speed development - this is the same collaborative approach that has helped QNX become the premier software supplier for the infotainment system market, said Andrew Poliak, Global Director of Business Development, QNX Software Systems.

QNX Software Systems offers a comprehensive portfolio of infotainment, telematics, safety, and acoustics solutions deployed in more than 60 million vehicles worldwide. More than 40 automotive OEMs use QNX software, including the QNX Neutrinoreg; OS, the QNX OS for Safety compliant to ISO 26262, up to Automotive Safety Integrity Level D, the QNX CARtrade; Platform for Infotainment, and QNX acoustics middleware, for their head units, digital instrument clusters, advanced driver information systems, hands-free systems, and connectivity modules.

The QNX Platform for ADAS is scheduled for general release in Q2 2016.

This week at CES, QNX Software Systems is demonstrating its latest innovations for acoustics, ADAS, digital instrument clusters, infotainment, and V2X. Visit the BlackBerry booth: North Hall, 325.

QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, is a leading provider of operating systems, middleware, development tools, and professional services for connected embedded systems. Global leaders such as Audi, Siemens, General Electric, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin depend on QNX technology for their in-car electronics, medical devices, industrial automation systems, network routers, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Visit www.qnx.com and follow @QNX_Newson Twitter. For updates on the companys automotive work, follow @QNX_Auto and visit qnxauto.blogspot.com.

BlackBerry is securing a connected world, delivering innovative solutions across the entire mobile ecosystem and beyond. We secure the worlds most sensitive data across all end points - from cars to smartphones - making the mobile-first enterprise vision a reality. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange and BBRY on the NASDAQ. For more information, visitwww.BlackBerry.com.

Las Vegas, International CES 2016, LVCC North Hall, Booth 325 - January 6 - QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, today demonstrated how it is laying the groundwork for automated driving with a trusted software foundation for building secure, reliable, safety-critical automotive systems.

Autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles are moving quickly from theory to reality. This week, at CES 2016, QNX Software Systems is showcasing technologies that will help drive this industry transformation, including advanced driver assistance systems ADAS, vehicle-to-vehicle V2V communications, and vehicle-to-infrastructure V2I communications.

In addition, QNX is demonstrating its comprehensive suite of solutions for digital instrument clusters,infotainment systems, telematics, and acoustics. All of the demonstrations integrate a rich complement of QNX and third-party technologies, illustrating how QNX and its partner ecosystem offer a proven platform for reducing development costs and speeding time-to-market for automotive manufacturers. Highlights include a new QNX technology concept vehicle based on a Toyota Highlander, an enhanced QNX reference vehicle based on a Jeep Wrangler, and an interactive command center that graphically illustrates the benefits of V2V and V2I technology.

QNX has the unique advantage of being a leader in automotive OS software, while also having 30 years experience in life-critical, safety-critical, and high-availability systems - the perfect recipe for helping automakers and Tier 1 suppliers make the transition to automated driving, said John Wall, Senior Vice President and Head of QNX Software Systems. With platforms like the safety-certified QNXreg; OS for Safety, and a growing ecosystem of ADAS partners, QNX is primed for what promises to be the most exciting transformation in the history of the automotive industry: the advent of the autonomous car.

For the first time at CES, QNX Software Systems is demonstrating V2V and V2I collectively, V2X technologies powered by the QNXreg; Neutrinoreg; OS. V2X units embedded in the two vehicles and in a traffic light communicate wirelessly with one another to demonstrate how V2X technology can prevent collisions and improve traffic flow.

The demo includes an interactive command center that provides a birds eye view of several V2X traffic scenarios, including intersection collision warnings, red light warnings, early brake-light warnings, and green light speed optimization. For instance, the command center demonstrates how V2X allows vehicles to detect whether a car up ahead has braked suddenly, giving the trailing vehicles ample time to slow down and avoid a pileup.

The V2X demonstration integrates several technologies from the QNX automotive ecosystem, including industry-leading V2X software stacks and applications by Cohda Wireless and digital instrument clusters designed with the Crank Software Storyboardtrade; Suite.

Both vehicles in the BlackBerry booth demonstrate how QNX-based ADAS systems can perform realtime analysis of complex traffic scenarios to enhance driver awareness or enable various levels of automated driving. In the Toyota Highlander, attendees will experience a highway scenario in which ADAS algorithms by AdasWorks detect and track vehicles and highway lanes, and help determine a safe distance from the vehicle up ahead. In the Jeep, the CVNARtrade; solution by Luxoft runs computer vision and augmented reality algorithms to highlight points-of-interest, street names, destinations, pedestrian crossings, turn-by-turn navigation arrows, and forward collision detection. The ADAS systems for both vehicles use an NVIDIA Tegra K1-based automotive platform.

The booth will also feature an ADAS demo in which vision algorithms by Itseez showcase ADAS features such as pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, traffic sign recognition, and lane departure warnings.

The new QNX technology concept vehicle features a glass cockpit that combines the functions of an instrument cluster and an infotainment system into one seamless display - everything is presented directly in front of the driver, where it is easiest to see. To further minimize distraction, the cockpit offers voice control of media, navigation, and phone connectivity, allowing drivers to access infotainment content without taking their eyes off the road. Built on the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment, the cockpit integrates several partner technologies, including iHeartRadio, HERE Auto navigation integrated with a HERE Auto Companion App, and a Renesas R-Car H2 system-on-chip.

In the QNX reference vehicle, a newly designed instrument cluster displays crosswalk notifications, forward collision warnings, speed limit warnings, and turn-by-turn navigation. The cluster runs on a Qualcommreg; Snapdragontrade; 602A processor and its user interface was designed by Rightware, usingRightware Kanzireg;.

The QNX reference vehicle also includes a full-featured head unit that demonstrates the latest out-of-the-box capabilities of the QNX CARtrade; Platform for Infotainment. Highlights of the platform include:

• A voice interface that uses natural language processing, making it easy to launch applications, play music, select radio stations, control volume, use the navigation system, and perform a variety of other tasks.
• A new, easy-to-navigate UI based on Qt 5.5 that supports a variety of touch gestures, including tap, swipe, pinch, and zoom.
• QNX acoustics technology that enables clear, easy-to-understand hands-free calls through advanced echo cancellation and noise reduction.
• Cellular connectivity provided by the QNX Wireless Framework, which simplifies system design by managing the complexities of modem control on behalf of applications.
• HERE Auto navigation
• Flexible support for a variety of smartphone integration protocols.

The head unit in the Jeep runs on an Intelreg; Atomtrade; E3827 processor.

No more straining to hear the driver when you are in the back seat. The QNX technology concept vehicle demonstrates innovative new QNX In-Car Communication ICC technology, which enhances the voice of the driver and relays it to infotainment loudspeakers in the rear of the car. QNX ICCadapts to changing noise conditions, applying enhancement only when needed. QNX ICC is part of the new QNX Acoustics Management Platform, which enables high-performance digital signal processing on application processors, eliminating the need for dedicated DSP hardware.The ICC demo runs on a Texas Instruments TI Jacinto 6 infotainment processor.

The BlackBerry booth will also feature two product demos highlighting BlackBerrys end-to-end solutions for IoT verticals. A display of BlackBerrys over-the-air software update platform, which can be applied to automotive and other embedded solutions, shows how the platform can update applications, settings, and firmware for devices.An asset tracking demonstration showcases the solution and interface for tracking trucks, chassis, and containers; for reporting current locations and sensor data; and for enabling custom alerts and fleet management applications.

Also at CES, several members of the QNX automotive ecosystem will demonstrate systems featuring QNX technology:

• DiSTI - Demonstrating a QNX-based digital instrument cluster created with DiSTI GL Studio, at the Luxor Hotel.
• Elektrobit - Demonstrating a 2016 Audi TTS featuring the Audi Virtual Cockpit, which incorporates EB street director connected navigation and EB GUIDE HMI running on the QNX Neutrino OS; LVCC North Hall, booth 3306.
• HERE Auto - Demonstrating HERE Auto navigation running on the QNX CAR Platform at the Central Plaza, Booth CP-2.
• Intel - Demonstrating the QNX CAR Platform on an Intelreg; Atom E3827 processor at the Venetian Hotel.
• Rightware - Demonstrating a QNX-based digital instrument cluster created with Rightware Kanzireg; at the Skylofts at MGM Grand.

QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, is a leading provider of operating systems, middleware, development tools, and professional services for connected embedded systems. Global leaders such as Audi, Siemens, General Electric, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin depend on QNX technology for their in-car electronics, medical devices, industrial automation systems, network routers, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Visit www.qnx.com and follow @QNX_Newson Twitter. For updates on the companys automotive work, follow @QNX_Auto and visit qnxauto.blogspot.com.

BlackBerry is securing a connected world, delivering innovative solutions across the entire mobile ecosystem and beyond. We secure the worlds most sensitive data across all end points from cars to smartphones making the mobile-first enterprise vision a reality. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange and BBRY on the NASDAQ. For more information, visitwww.BlackBerry.com.

SDL is designed to bring an intuitive and fully integrated app experience to the car. It allows drivers to use voice commands, steering-wheel buttons, and other in-car controls to interact with smartphone apps that provide navigation, music, location sharing, and other services. Drivers can, as a result, stay connected to their apps while keeping their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.

SDL offers broad device and platform compatibility, enabling the automotive developer community to create apps that will work, unmodified, across multiple automotive brands and vehicle models. Moreover, it allows automakers to deliver a consistent app experience across vehicles, while retaining the flexibility to customize that experience for each specific brand or model.

Through our collaboration with QNX Software Systems, SDL will gain exposure to the many automakers and Tier 1 suppliers that use QNX technology as the software foundation for their infotainment and telematics solutions, said Paul Elsila, CEO of Livio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford and the project maintainer of the SDL open source project. With its large market share, QNX can play a key role in driving the adoption of auto industry standards, and we are excited to work with them in building vendor-neutral technology that can simplify the integration of smartphone apps in any brand or type of vehicle.

Ford created SDL by contributing its award-winning AppLink software to the open source community. Like the QNX CAR Platform and QNX Neutrino OS, SDL complies with the industry-standard Portable Operating System Interface POSIX, providing a familiar programming environment for developers.

Through this joint initiative with Ford, QNX is helping to accelerate support for a standard that can simplify app integration and empower a larger community of app developers to add real value to the driving experience, said John Wall, Senior Vice President and Head of QNX Software Systems. QNX has always been a champion of industry standards that increase interoperability, promote software reuse, and enable product differentiation. That is why we are excited to collaborate with Ford on SDL, and why we believe that it will benefit consumers, app developers, and the auto industry as a whole.

QNX Software Systems offers a comprehensive portfolio of infotainment, telematics, safety, and acoustics solutions deployed in more than 60 million vehicles worldwide. More than 40 automotive OEMs use QNX software, including the QNX Neutrino OS, the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment, the QNX OS for Safety, and QNX acoustics middleware, for their head units, digital instrument clusters, advanced driver information systems ADAS, handsfree systems, and connectivity modules.

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 197,000 employees and 67 plants worldwide, the company\s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.

Livio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, has been operating out of Metro Detroit since 2008. As an emerging leader in automotive technology, Livio is setting the standard for safe, on-the-road access to mobile device applications.Livio is the project maintainer of the SmartDeviceLink open source project, which can be found at www.github.com/smartdevicelink.

QNX Software Systems Limited, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, is a leading provider of operating systems, middleware, development tools, and professional services for connected embedded systems. Global leaders such as Audi, Siemens, General Electric, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin depend on QNX technology for their in-car electronics, medical devices, industrial automation systems, network routers, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Visit www.qnx.com and follow @QNX_Newson Twitter. For updates on the company\s automotive work, follow @QNX_Auto and visit qnxauto.blogspot.com.

BlackBerry is securing a connected world, delivering innovative solutions across the entire mobile ecosystem and beyond. We secure the world\s most sensitive data across all end points - from cars to smartphones - making the mobile-first enterprise vision a reality. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange and BBRY on the NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com.

• Panel: Connectivity Self-Driving: Necessary or Nice to Have? at 2:20 p.m. ET
• Keynote: Building a Secure Vehicle Architecture at 3:10 p.m. ET

• Digital instrument cluster with speed recommendations, collision warnings, and parking assist Designed to heighten driver awareness, the instrument cluster can show the current speed limit, display an alert if the car exceeds the limit, and even recommend an appropriate speed for upcoming curves. It also warns of obstacles on the road ahead and can display turn-by-turn directions provided by the cars infotainment system. To simplify backing into tight spaces, the cluster also offers intelligent parking assist, which combines a wide-angle rear-view display with overlaid guidelines to indicate the cars reverse trajectory.
  
  To present the speed information and collision warnings, the cluster uses the EB Assist ADASISv2S Electronic Horizon Solution from Elektrobit and LiDAR obstacle detection powered by Phantom Intelligence. The clusters human-machine interface HMI was designed by Rightware, using the Rightware Kanzi UI Solution.


• ADAS display for enhancing obstacle awareness This innovative LED-based display allows drivers to gauge the direction and proximity of objects to the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle, without having to take their eyes off the road. Stretching the width of the dash, the display integrates input from the cars ultrasonic and LiDAR sensors to provide a centralized view of ADAS warnings. The display is based on Active Lighting Technologies from TE Connectivity.


• Rear- and side-view displays with blind-spot warnings The QNX concept team has transformed the cars rear- and side-view mirrors into video displays that offer a complete view of the scene behind and to the sides of the vehicle. The side-view displays also provide color-coded alerts to warn of cars or other objects approaching the cars blind zones.

• ADAS system that can detect traffic signs and warn of lane departures To help enable driver awareness, the vehicles ADAS system uses Itseezs sophisticated computer-vision algorithms for traffic sign recognition, forward collision warnings, and lane departure warnings; the corresponding alerts are displayed in the vehicles digital instrument cluster.


• Realtime virtual drive demonstration Exclusive to 2015 CES, a 12-foot high-definition screen will accompany the reference vehicle to demonstrate how QNX-based systems can process realtime ADAS data. Attendees will experience a real-world driving scenario and see first-hand how the vehicle can dynamically detect objects and provide corresponding warnings and recommendations. The scenario was recorded with Elektrobits EB Assist ADTF framework, and the screen will display graphical overlays that illustrate the results of Itseezs ADAS algorithm processing.


• Fast-booting rearview display The vehicles QNX-based infotainment head unit features a back-up camera display that can boot up in approximately 0.8 seconds significantly faster than the two-second maximum mandated by NHTSA.

• iHeartRadio Drive Anywhere radio Never drive out of range of your favorite AM/FM radio station again. The infotainment system will detect when the AM/FM signal is missing and automatically switch to the corresponding digital iHeartRadio station, so you can continue listening to your favorite local radio anywhere you drive.


• Natural language processing More than a simple command-and-control interface, the cars voice recognition feature uses Nuances Dragon Drive speech recognition engine. For instance, if you say Its way too cold in here, the HVAC system will respond by raising the temperature in the car interior.


• Full-featured smartphone connectivity The system integrates with popular smartphones through a variety of protocols such as VNC Automotive, RealVNCs implementation of MirrorLink. It also includes a full-featured multimedia engine with background synching of phone-based contacts and music for instant playback.


• Flexible support for multiple app environments Apps include iHeartRadio Android, Parkopedia HTML5, Pandora HTML5, and Elektrobits EB street director native application, all running in a Qt-based human-machine interface.


• Rear-seat controls A backseat display lets passengers control HVAC functions, as well as navigation, song selection, and other infotainment features.

• AISIN AW CO., LTD. Aisin AW will present its 3D navigation solution, running on the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment, in the QNX booth.


• HI Corporation HI Corporation will present a digital instrument cluster created with its exbeans UI Conductor user-interface authoring tool and running on the QNX Neutrino OS. The cluster will be demonstrated in the QNX booth.


• Intel Intel will showcase the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment and a digital instrument cluster, highlighting GPU performance and concurrency on a dual-core Intel Atom E3827 processor-based automotive system, in the QNX booth.


• NVIDIA NVIDIA will demonstrate the QNX CAR Platform running on an NVIDIA Tegra Visual Computing Module VCM in the QNX booth and in the NVIDIA booth, LVCC, South Halls 3-4, 30307.


• Qualcomm Technologies Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. also will showcase a Maserati Quattroporte GTS. The Snapdragon Automotive Solutions, featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 602A applications processor, an automotive-grade infotainment chipset, will support all QNX-based systems in the vehicle. Visit LVCC, Central Plaza, CP21a and 8252.


• Texas Instruments TI In addition to the TI technologies demonstrated in the QNX booth, TI will demonstrate the QNX CAR Platform running on its Jacinto 6 automotive processors. Visit LVCC, North Hall Meeting Rooms, N115-N119.

• Flexible user interface technology that can blend together applications and components created with the Qt framework, HTML5, OpenGL ES, Crank Storyboard, video, and other sources.
• The QNX Momentics Tool Suite, an Eclipse-based development environment with profiling tools designed to help developers gain maximum insight into software behavior.
• A wide range of processors, protocols, and tools available through the extensive QNX partner ecosystem.

• High efficiency speech processing Advanced algorithms use fewer hardware CPU cycles when processing wideband and Wideband Plus speech, freeing up CPU headroom for other acoustic or infotainment applications.


• Diagnostic tools To help speed time-to-market, the solution includes an extensive diagnostic toolset to facilitate parameter tuning. QNX Software Systems can also provide onsite experts to further help customers tune their in-car solutions.


• Automotive-grade echo cancellation and noise reduction AEC/NR For building full-duplex hands-free and speech recognition systems.


• Design flexibility for targeting multiple vehicle lines The solution can work with a variety of speech recognizers, whether they are running in the cloud and accessed through a smartphone, or embedded in the car. It can also run on a variety of operating systems, processors, and DSPs, enabling customers to migrate features across vehicle lines.


• Choice of development libraries The standard library supports both narrow and wideband speech, at 8 kHz and 16 kHz sample rates, respectively. The premium library supports these bandwidths and it also supports Wideband Plus, with its wider range of audio frequencies, at a 24 kHz sample rate, enabling customers to address the voice processing requirements of the latest smartphone connectivity protocols for the car.


• Compliance with industry standards Complies with Verband der Automobilindustrie VDA ITU-T P.1100 and ITU-T P.1110 specifications for hands-free systems.