Overview
BlackBerry QNX is a Canadian software company providing real-time operating systems (QNX) for autonomous vehicles, automotive software-defined vehicles, and medical devices. QNX software is embedded in over 215 million vehicles worldwide, powering infotainment, ADAS, and autonomous driving systems.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Parent
Vehicles with QNX
Key product
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Partnerships
Every company BlackBerry QNX has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Black Sesame Technologies1× joint1 total
- 2ECARX1× joint3 total
Most recent
- Black Sesame x ECARX2023-01-01with Black Sesame Technologiesoperating
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- John Giamatteo CEOreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Dan Dodgeno longer at company
- Gordon Bellno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Gordon Bell Foundersecondary-verified
- Dan Dodge Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for BlackBerry QNX.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
BlackBerry QNX in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every BlackBerry QNX competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIRdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Alsodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aseon Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company BlackBerry QNX has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Black Sesame x ECARX2023-01-01with Black Sesame Technologiesoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Black Sesame Technologies1× joint1 total
- 2ECARX1× joint3 total
Timeline
Every recorded move in BlackBerry QNX’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipBlack Sesame x ECARX
2023-01-01ECARX partnered with Black Sesame Technologies and BlackBerry (QNX) to jointly deploy ECARX's Skyland ADAS platform, using Black Sesame's Huashan-series automotive AI chips for advanced driver-assistance computing.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for BlackBerry QNX.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning BlackBerry QNX from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News: Waymo, Google, Uber, Zipline, Pony.ai, XHEART, QNX, Baidu, TIER IV & Renesas
In autonomous and self-driving vehicle news are Waymo, Google, Uber, Zipline, Pony.ai, Verne, Momenta, XHEART, BlackBerry QNX, Baidu, TIER IV and Renesas. Waymo Named Official The…
BlackBerry's Transformation into Physical AI Market - Intellectia AI
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BlackBerry: The Push Into Physical AI Is Transformative - The Motley Fool
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BlackBerry: The Push Into Physical AI Is Transformative - Yahoo Finance
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BlackBerry Sees Strong Pipeline Across Robotics and Automation - Yahoo Finance
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BlackBerry lifts annual revenue forecast as QNX unit powers growth, shares rise - Reuters
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BlackBerry Dials Into Physical AI as Revenues Jump 26% - PYMNTS.com
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BlackBerry QNX Extends Beyond Autos As Valuation Runs Ahead Of Targets - Yahoo Finance
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Software is ‘the biggest bottleneck to robotics innovation’, says BlackBerry QNX report - Robotics & Automation News
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BlackBerry QNX Milestones Test Lofty Valuation As Physical AI Demand Grows - Yahoo Finance
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BlackBerry: Has The Potential To Become The Operating System For Physical AI (NYSE:BB) - Seeking Alpha
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BlackBerry’s QNX Research Highlights Software Bottleneck in Physical AI Robotics Growth (BB) - Yahoo Finance
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/blackberry-qnx.md
- RSS feed: /companies/blackberry-qnx/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/052eb0f4-074a-42bd-8d0f-2a4fd65faaca
- Revision history: /companies/blackberry-qnx/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place BlackBerry QNX against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026