Whenever the name Blackberry is mentioned, what readily comes to mind is the physical QWERTY keyboard-packing smartphone. But the company is much more than its ailing smartphone brand. In recent times, BlackBerry reorganised into three business units: IoT, Blackberry Cylance, and Licensing with a focus on enterprise software, services, security, and the Internet of Things. In this light, the company has announced a partnership with automobile giant Jaguar Land Rover which will see both firms work together to develop new autonomous vehicles using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies.
EDITOR’S PICK: Redmi Note 8 vs Realme 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A50s: Specs Comparison
The autonomous vehicles will use Blackberry’s QNX operating system and Blackberry Cylance, the security software technology which Blackberry acquired at the end of last year. This is in a bid to develop a range of capabilities to bolster vehicle safety, including predictive software maintenance and cyber threat protection, in Jaguar Land Rover’s next-generation vehicle architecture.
The partnership will also see Blackberry help Jaguar Land Rover identify potential security vulnerabilities found in connected and autonomous vehicles. This will be the first time Blackberry will integrate Cylance’s AI technology into Blackberry’s solution since it bought the security company at the end of last year in what was its biggest acquisition to date.
UP NEXT: Huawei considers selling Kirin chips, but only for IoT devices
(via)
