BlackBerry IVY to serve as the middleware software
platform powering the alliance's EV connected services
WATERLOO, ON and TAIPEI, Jan. 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Mobility in Harmony (MIH) Consortium, a
Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) initiative, today
announced that it has selected BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB;
TSX: BB) and the BlackBerry IVY® platform to power its next
generation Project X, and future passenger and commercial vehicle
reference platforms. This collaboration builds on the earlier
partnership established between MIH and BlackBerry in July 2023.
Deploying IVY™ in its vehicle digital cockpit will help MIH's
vehicles with a rich suite of applications for real time monitoring
of the vehicle's health and performance. This will offer fleet
operators and drivers intuitive insights for effectively managing
operations, improving driver safety, lowering business risk and
optimizing asset utilization.
"We are extremely excited by this collaboration with BlackBerry
IVY as it will provide our electric vehicle platform with scale and
the ability to accelerate development and innovation for EV and
mobility marketplaces. IVY gives us the middleware foundation to
realize our vision of an open ecosystem where we can continuously
provide new experiences and services over the lifecycle of the
vehicle. IVY allows us to offer 'out of the box' fleet
management capabilities in our vehicles, powered by AI-generated
fleet insights. These solutions extend well beyond traditional
telematics data, eliminate the need for unreliable and costly
companion devices and increase vehicles' operational efficiency in
a very cost-effective manner," said Jack
Cheng, CEO at MIH.
Vito Giallorenzo, SVP and General
Manager, BlackBerry IVY, commented, "We are very pleased that MIH
has selected BlackBerry IVY platform to power its electric vehicle
platform. This announcement is the continuation of a valued
collaboration with MIH that started with our core QNX solution for
their foundational software and is now extending to leveraging IVY
to enable their connected services ecosystem. We look forward to
working with the MIH consortium and ecosystem to add rich services
to the MIH platform and the broader EV and mobility
marketplace."
The MIH platform, powered by BlackBerry IVY, will be
demonstrated at the MIH (LVCC West, #7216) and BlackBerry (LVCC
West, #4224) booths at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). On
display, visitors will see:
- Vehicle Health Monitoring: Helps ensure each
vehicle operates at its best condition, with diagnostics that
predict, detect, and notify any maintenance needs.
- Range/SOC (State of Charge)/SOH (State of
Health) Estimation: Helps provide drivers and fleet operators
with accurate battery and range information, enabling better
routing optimization, energy management, and longer vehicle
life.
- Driver Scoring: Evaluates driving behaviors and patterns
to encourage safer driving habits and reduce the fleet operator's
risk and costs.
- Vehicle Security Analysis: Utilizes advanced
cybersecurity measures to assess vehicle cybersecurity strength,
protect against threats, and ensure the integrity of vehicle
operations.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB)
provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises
and governments around the world. The company secures more
than 500M endpoints including over
235M vehicles. Based in
Waterloo, Ontario, the company
leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions
in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions,
and is a leader in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint
security, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's
vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can
trust.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
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About MIH Consortium
Hon Hai Technology Group
(Foxconn), a global leader in smart manufacturing, introduced MIH,
its software and hardware open platform for EVs, in 2020 and
initiated the formation of the MIH Consortium in 2021. Foxconn aims
to position MIH as the "Android system of the EV industry." Foxconn
is inviting automakers, manufacturers, and supply chain partners to
join the MIH to collaborate. MIH's mission is to lower barriers to
entry into the EV industry, accelerate innovation, and shorten
development cycles by realizing key technologies and developing
reference designs and standards. Currently, the MIH has more than
2,700 members.
For More: https://www.mih-ev.org/
Media Contacts:
BlackBerry Media Relations
+1 (519) 597-7273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
MIH Media Relations
Iris Chan, PR Manager
iris.chan@mih-ev.org
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