ETAS and BlackBerry QNX Partner to Provide Safety and Cybersecurity Foundation for Software-Defined Cars

ETAS and BlackBerry QNX Partner to Provide Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Foundation for Software-Defined Cars

• Simplifying processes for automakers and their suppliers through efficient resale partnerships

• Integrated solution leverages ETAS AUTOSAR Adaptive Middleware and QNX operating system

• The collaboration also includes ETAS cybersecurity solutions that comply with UN-R155, GB/T and ISO/SAE 21434 standards

Stuttgart, Germany, Waterloo, Canada – April 10, 2024 – ETAS, a leading supplier of automotive software development solutions, and the BlackBerry QNX business unit of BlackBerry have signed an agreement to jointly sell and promote software solutions to accelerate the development of safety-critical functions for the next generation of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) . Through this new simplified resale partnership, which expands the existing long-term technology partnership between ETAS and BlackBerry, the two companies will provide pre-integrated software that provides a high-performance and secure foundation for the development of microprocessor-based vehicle computers or domain controller electronic control units (ECUs) using ETAS middleware RTA-VRTE based on AUTOSAR Adaptive and QNX® OS.

Additionally, the collaboration includes ETAS’ automotive firewall and host-based intrusion detection technologies to enable automakers and their suppliers to implement continuous security monitoring in accordance with UN-R 155 and ISO/SAE 21434 standards.

Grant Courville, Vice President of Products and Strategy at BlackBerry QNX, and Thomas Hahn, Product Manager at ETAS, expressed their delight at the new collaboration at the Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany (Copyright: ETAS)

As the automotive industry shifts toward SDVs, proven basic software and AUTOSAR Adaptive standards are becoming increasingly important in providing functional safety, cyber security, and a trusted real-time operating system and hypervisor foundation. Driven by microprocessor technology, the next generation of automotive E/E architecture relies heavily on powerful onboard computers . ETAS and BlackBerry QNX software provide a solid foundation for data management, communication, mission execution, functional safety, cyber security, and flexibility, and will continue to enable automakers to deliver innovative features, enhance functional safety and cyber security, and pave the way for the future of mobility.

“This collaboration continues our collaboration with BlackBerry QNX, which began five years ago to create leading microprocessor automotive software integration solutions supporting the AUTOSAR Adaptive standard,” said Mariella Minutolo, Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Vice President of Sales at ETAS. “ETAS and BlackBerry QNX are strengthening their collaboration and combining our respective strengths to accelerate the rapid technological transformation that supports the automotive industry on the path to the software-defined car. Partnerships like ours with BlackBerry QNX are critical, reshaping the industry’s economic framework and facilitating the adoption of emerging technologies.”

“Optimized software and technology integration, backed by a trusted and established ecosystem of suppliers, is integral to the long-term success of the next generation of connected cars,” said Grant Courville, Vice President of Products and Strategy at BlackBerry QNX . “Our continued collaboration with ETAS, combining our trusted technologies, enables automakers to bring exciting innovations to market faster and more cost-effectively.”

For more information about this collaboration, please visit ETAS at the Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany (April 9-11, 2024), booth 512 in Hall 4A, and BlackBerry QNX at booth 544 in Hall 4.