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AutoCore.OS 2.0 on QNX 8.0 Now Generally Available: From Digital Cockpits to Advanced Intelligent Driving, One Software Platform Across Mainstream Controllers

Targeting core production scenarios such as digital cockpits, cockpit-driving integration, advanced intelligent driving, central gateways, and connected vehicles, a single AutoCore.OS has been ported and validated on mainstream international and Chinese controller platforms — helping automakers get to market faster, reuse software at lower cost, and meet the compliance requirements of going global.

In the era of the software-defined vehicle (SDV), a vehicle’s competitiveness increasingly depends on the software experience and the speed of iteration. Capabilities such as the digital cockpit, intelligent driving, connected vehicle services, and vehicle control must work together reliably within the same vehicle — and be rapidly replicated across different models and markets. This demands underlying software that meets both functional safety and cybersecurity requirements while adapting to a diverse range of controller platforms. That is exactly the value of AutoCore.OS 2.0 on QNX 8.0.

Today, we are pleased to announce that AutoCore.OS 2.0 is now generally available (GA) on the BlackBerry QNX® Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0. Following the announcement of the expanded collaboration between the two companies to jointly drive a full-stack SDV platform, this GA milestone turns that platform into a software release truly ready for production selection — OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers can now cover a wide range of production scenarios, from digital cockpits to advanced intelligent driving, with a single software stack on a proven safety foundation.

A Powerful Combination: A Proven Safety Foundation Meets Production-Grade Software

For automakers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers, standing out in the global market requires not only innovative upper-layer applications, but also a rigorously validated software foundation that can be taken into production with confidence.

BlackBerry QNX is a recognized industry benchmark for mission-critical reliability. Its safety-certified operating system has accumulated more than 40 years of production deployment experience across safety-critical domains such as automotive, medical, and industrial applications, and is pre-certified to ISO 26262 ASIL-D. AutoCore.OS 2.0 runs natively on QNX SDP 8.0, ensuring that the entire vehicle software stack stands on a proven safety foundation from the very first day of production.

QNX provides the globally trusted operating system foundation, while AutoCore.OS is a production-grade software platform compliant with ISO 26262 functional safety and ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity requirements. Together, they enable automakers to cover digital cockpit, cockpit-driving integration, advanced intelligent driving, central gateway, and connected vehicle scenarios with a single software stack — ported to mainstream international and Chinese controller platforms — while leaving room for future feature and experience upgrades.

Production Scenarios and Supported Controller Platforms

For OEMs and Tier 1s, the value of a software platform is ultimately proven by its deployment in real production vehicles. AutoCore.OS 2.0 on QNX 8.0 targets the most common computing and control scenarios in next-generation vehicles, delivering out-of-the-box production capabilities that have already been ported and validated on mainstream international and Chinese controller platforms. Here is a scenario-by-scenario look at the controllers it supports:

• Digital Cockpit and Cockpit-Driving Integration: For multi-display interaction, voice assistants, and cockpit ecosystem applications — as well as the “cockpit-driving convergence” trend of bringing cockpit and intelligent driving onto a single controller — mainstream cockpit / cockpit-driving integration controller platforms are supported. Running both cockpit and intelligent driving workloads on one software stack reduces the number of controllers and wiring harnesses, shortens integration cycles for cross-domain convergence projects, and delivers a fluid, safe, and rapidly customizable cockpit experience.
• Intelligent Driving and Advanced ADAS: Addressing deployment needs from L2 assisted driving to L3 / advanced intelligent driving, mainstream intelligent-driving controller platforms — both international and Chinese — are supported, providing a deterministic software runtime environment for safety-critical functions such as perception, planning, and control. We have built up reusable porting experience across multiple controller platforms of the same class, helping customers reduce platform selection and migration risks.
• Central Gateway and Body / Zonal Control: For service-oriented vehicle communication, body control, and zonal controller scenarios, mainstream gateway and body / zonal controller platforms are supported. As electrical/electronic (E/E) architectures evolve from domain controllers toward “central computing + zonal control,” the platform provides a reliable carrier for vehicle-wide OTA updates and continuous feature iteration.
• Connected Vehicle and Smart Mobility Services: For connected scenarios such as T-Box, 5G/V2X, remote diagnostics, and data services, mainstream connected-vehicle controller platforms have already been ported, providing secure, certifiable communication and remote management capabilities that help overseas-bound vehicles meet the connectivity and cybersecurity requirements of their target markets.

All of these scenarios share the same AutoCore.OS software and toolchain. When OEMs switch controller platforms across different vehicle models and markets, upper-layer applications and existing development assets can be smoothly reused — no duplicated investment required.

Production Readiness and Compliance Evidence

To give customers the confidence to use it in production programs, AutoCore.OS 2.0 on QNX 8.0 has completed systematic production-grade validation and compliance preparation before delivery:

• Production-Grade Validation: More than 20 modules, including the AutoCore.OS core software, have completed production-grade validation using the official QNX 8.0 toolchain, ensuring operational quality on target controller platforms.
• Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Certifications: Key components of AutoCore.OS — such as the deterministic runtime and time synchronization — have passed ASIL-D product certification, with full-stack certification progressing steadily; combined with the ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity process and ISO 27001, this provides a complete evidence chain for overseas-bound vehicles to pass UNECE R155/R156 compliance audits, reducing customers’ duplicate certification workload.

Core Business Value for Automotive Engineering and Management Teams

AutoCore.OS 2.0 on QNX 8.0 is designed to translate this solid technical foundation into immediate business and engineering advantages for automakers:

1. Reduce Global Expansion and Compliance Risks

Expanding into international markets such as Europe and North America requires strict compliance with ISO 26262 functional safety and UNECE WP.29 R155/R156 cybersecurity standards. Thanks to the combination of AutoCore.OS’s built-in pre-certified framework and the QNX safety kernel, this fully pre-integrated system significantly reduces automakers’ compliance engineering burden, helping vehicle programs clear international regulatory barriers faster.

2. Accelerate Time-to-Market

AutoCore.OS 2.0 on QNX 8.0 is not a simple code port — it is delivered as a complete out-of-the-box suite: customers receive an integrated image ready to run on target controllers, a standardized SDK, and a companion toolchain. This lets them skip time-consuming low-level adaptation, focus engineering resources on application and experience innovation, and bring vehicle models to production faster.

3. Hardware Flexibility and Supply Chain Resilience (Cross-Chip Reuse)

The cross-platform capability of AutoCore.OS 2.0 allows OEMs to fully reuse their software investment across different controller platforms: for markets such as Europe and North America, mainstream international platforms can be selected to meet local supply chain and compliance requirements; for the Chinese domestic market and emerging markets, the platform can switch to mainstream Chinese platforms to optimize cost. Upper-layer applications migrate quickly across vehicle models and markets without rewriting, significantly strengthening supply chain resilience.

Co-Creating the Blueprint for Future Mobility

AutoCore.OS 2.0 on QNX 8.0 enables automakers to rapidly replicate proven success across more vehicle models and more controller platforms. We will continue to expand platform adaptation across additional production scenarios and extend into new domains such as industrial automation and robotics.

In the fast-paced era of the software-defined vehicle, speed of innovation and uncompromising safety are never an either-or choice. With AutoCore and BlackBerry QNX working hand in hand, you get both.

Get Your Next Vehicle Model to Market, Faster

AutoCore.OS 2.0 for QNX SDP 8.0 is available now. Tell us about your target scenarios and controller platforms — our enterprise technical solutions team will provide technical evaluation, licensing options, and production deployment support.

AutoCore is an intelligent mobile computing platform product and solution provider. With the AutoCore.OS software platform at its core, the company serves the intelligent automotive, industrial automation, and intelligent robotics sectors. Its core products fully comply with the highest-level functional safety and cybersecurity standard requirements. AutoCore has received investments from renowned institutions including Bosch Ventures, Foxconn, Hillhouse Capital, and IDG Capital, and has established deep strategic partnerships with STMicroelectronics (ST), Tenstorrent, Qualcomm/Advantech, and others.