The development environment offers both the high reliability and rich graphical features required for integrated cockpit systems. It is based on the Renes R-Car family and features BlackBerry's QNX Software Development Platform 7.0 and QNX Hypervisor 2.0 virtualization software. It also provides access to BlackBerry's extensive suite of software products, enabling designers to leverage multimedia and HMI-related software for cockpit graphics system development.
The development environment takes full advantage of the virtualization features available on Renesas R-Car devices. This contributes to building functionally secure digital cockpit systems by isolating functions such as the cluster and navigation, ensuring that a failure in one area cannot corrupt another. The QNX Hypervisor 2.0 allows different guest operating systems, such as Android and Linux, to run independently on a single R-Car device.
The demand for highly reliable, fully integrated hardware and software is rapidly increasing in markets like China, where there is a need for the fastest possible development speed in connected transportation. Going forward, Renesas and BlackBerry will continue to accelerate their development of integrated cockpit and connected car systems, while strengthening their joint efforts for the large-scale integration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Electronic Control Units (ECUs).
