Platform already being adopted by automotive community for
next-generation infotainment systemsLAS VEGAS,
2013 International CES (North Hall, Booth 1837), January 8 —
QNX Software Systems Limited, a global leader in
software platforms for in-car electronics, today announced that a release of the
QNX CAR™ application
platform 2.0 and of its associated tooling environment, the QNX CAR™
development platform 2.0, is now available to the automotive community.
The QNX CAR application platform 2.0 supports an exceptionally rich set
of pre-integrated technologies, both from QNX Software Systems and from dozens
of ecosystem partners. This pre-integrated platform, built on an OS proven in
tens of millions of vehicles, enables automotive customers to hit the ground
running and significantly reduce the time required to build connected,
cutting-edge infotainment systems.
“The era of multi-year design cycles
in car infotainment is over; our customers now want to develop at the speed of
mobility. Case in point: we helped one customer slash their development effort
down to 14 months — a massive improvement over the industry standard of 3
years,” said Andy Gryc, automotive product marketing manager, QNX Software
Systems. “At the same time, our platform helps infotainment systems stay
relevant long after they’ve been deployed, through an HTML5 framework that
simplifies smartphone integration and that enables manufacturers to keep
vehicles fresh with new apps and content.”
To help mobile developers and
automakers work in tandem, QNX Software Systems also plans to release an HTML5
SDK for the QNX CAR application platform by mid 2013. HTML5 is the only
application environment that works with all of the major mobile platforms. The
SDK will provide mobile developers with specialized APIs for accessing
automotive devices and hardware. It will also include an emulator that lets
mobile developers quickly see how their apps would look and function in an
actual car.
More info on the QNX Car