QNX Software Systems Ltd

Responding to demands of vendors building in-car computing devices - systems that integrate applications like navigation, wireless Internet access, and location-based services - QNX Software Systems offers its "future ready" QNX¨ automotive platform. Combining an automotive-grade real time operating system with software development tools and applications, the QNX automotive platform gives automakers unparalleled flexibility in deploying in-car infotainment systems and next-generation Telematics products. In addition, QNX has established close alliances with a variety of application vendors for Java, voice recognition and synthesis, and networking protocols such as MOST, 1394, Bluetooth, and 802.11. 

QNX Automotive Platform Components 

QNX Neutrino RTOS

A microkernel OS that allows almost any process - protocol stack, driver, or application - to be added or upgraded dynamically. Proven in thousands of life-critical applications, the QNX Neutrino RTOS can recover from errors "on the fly" without a system shutdown. QNX Neutrino supports industry-standard POSIX APIs and a Java virtual machine from IBM so that auto manufacturers can leverage a large pool of software vendors and applications. 

QNX High Availability Toolkit 

Extends the QNX Neutrino RTOS's inherent ability to tolerate faults by providing mechanisms that automate fault recovery. Can detect faults before they have a chance to escalate and allows the system designer to create automatic recovery operations that are transparent to the user. 

MOST for QNX 

The Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST), a fiber-optic network optimized for the automobile industry, is a standard for building multimedia in-vehicle products. Most for QNX supports all the features defined for MOST, allowing automotive designers and developers to quickly integrate e-radios, backseat entertainment systems, web-enabled dashboards, and other in-car infotainment devices. 

QNX Infotainment Toolkit 
Allows the auto manufacturer to create a branded look-and-feel for in-car infotainment devices. Includes user-interface source code for browsers and media players.

Support for Automotive Hardware Platforms 
Includes board support packages (BSPs) for Renesas's SH4-based Telematics reference boards and processors. 

Marcom Contact

Darrin Shewchuk
Director of Marketing Communications
QNX Software Systems

Website

www.qnx.com