[NetEase Smart News, October 15] Under the wave of artificial intelligence, hundreds of global automotive and technology companies have joined the auto-piloting industry, trying to win the attractive prospects of auto-pilot, a huge market A cup of soup. Of course, this also includes a smart phone manufacturer that everyone is familiar with but has gradually declined in recent years - the BlackBerry. According to foreign media reports, on Thursday, a self-driving car equipped with a BlackBerry QNX was launched on the outskirts of Ottawa, Canada, and this was the first time a self-driving car test was conducted in Canada. General Managers such as John Wall (of the BlackBerry QNX division), the mayor of Ottawa, and parliamentarians also participated in the ceremony. It is reported that at the end of last year, the BlackBerry QNX opened an innovative center for driverless cars in Ottawa. BlackBerry executive Hall said that BlackBerry’s self-driving car also cooperates with industry partners. The QNX department of BlackBerry is mainly responsible for the software infrastructure department, which involves security, system redundancy, communications, and signal acquisition. But what are the specific partners for BlackBerry's research and development of self-driving cars that are not yet known? In the army of researching and developing self-driving cars, there are many well-known manufacturers including Apple, Tesla, Baidu, Waymo, Lyft, Uber, Daimler, etc., and the outside world has always paid close attention to this R&D center of the BlackBerry. not tall. “Today is our first public display of the results,†Wall said, “it has attracted a lot of people's attention, this autonomous vehicle is expected to operate in the test area between the actual traffic and pedestrians.†It is reported that in the road On the day of the test, many citizens stopped to watch and the traffic control department specifically blocked certain road areas. However, the relevant technicians stated that in the future testing process, the actual traffic conditions will be completely simulated to meet the technical challenges of various complex road conditions. On the same day, in order to help demonstrate, the test circuit around the suburban science and technology park was also upgraded and equipped with a transmitter that can communicate with the car. In order to facilitate the scanning and identification of automotive laser radar and sensors, a new LED street lamp was installed and Repainted the road. Hall said, "We will provide all the infrastructure, which involves security, system redundancy, communications, and signal acquisition." Wall said that there is still a long way to go for unmanned driverless cars. Go, but he added that the car is already incorporating technologies such as sensors that can park your car in the driveway, and if they think that you will hit something in the blind spot or find another car, they will brake . When we talked about the BlackBerry, everyone first thought about mobile phone makers. In the face of the appearance of giants such as Apple and Samsung, the BlackBerry was marginalized and eventually completely withdrawn from the smart phone market. QNX is the company that acquired Blackberry for $200 million at its peak in 2010. It is reported that the QNX system has a wide range of applications in the defense industry, communications, automotive and other fields. According to foreign media reports, there are more than 40 automotive brands worldwide using QNX as the operating system for the onboard information system. Currently, QNX has been implanted in hundreds of millions of vehicles. This shows that the QNX business has become a favorable condition for BlackBerry to develop autonomous driving technology, and BlackBerry is also relying on the QNX department to set up the above-mentioned automated driving technology research and development center. However, it is worth mentioning that despite the BlackBerry's comeback, more than 40 autopilot companies have been tested before the BlackBerry, but compared to Apple, Tesla and other large autopilot giants, the BlackBerry started too late. Many, but the technical innovation is not high. Will it face the fate of acquisition in the future? Or will it become a dark horse in the autopilot industry? let us wait and see. (Matcha) Pay attention to NetEase smart public number (smartman163), get the latest report of artificial intelligence industry.
