The second of a series on the QNX CAR Platform. In this installment, we start at the beginning — the platform’s underlying architecture.In my previous post, I discussed how infotainment systems must...
A question of architecture
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A question of concurrency
The first of a new series on the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment. In this installment, I tackle the a priori question: why does the auto industry need this platform, anyway?Define your terms, counseled...
Ontario tech companies team up to target the connected car
To predict who will play a role tomorrow's connected vehicles, you need to look beyond the usual suspects.When someone says “automobile,” what’s the first word that comes to mind? Chances are, it isn’t...
ZENRIN Datacom integrates mobile navigation app with QNX CAR Platform
Don't know if you've noticed, but a variety of navigation software vendors have been integrating their solutions with the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment. In the last few months alone, QNX has announced...
The next chapter in car infotainment: seamless mobile integration
Tina JeffreyAccording to a survey from Forrester Research, 50% of North Americans who plan to buy cars in the next 12 months say that technology options will play an important role in their purchasing...
Tackling fragmentation with a standard vehicle information API
Tina JeffreyHas it been a year already? In February 2013 QNX Software Systems became a contributing member of the W3C’s Automotive Web Platform Business Group, which is dedicated to accelerating the...
The wraps are off! First look at the new QNX technology concept car
A quick tour of one of the vehicles that QNX is unveiling at 2014 CESYou know what? Writing this post isn’t easy. All I’ve got are words and pictures, and neither could ever do justice to the user experience...
The ultimate show-me car
It's one thing to say you can do something. It's another thing to prove it. Which helps explain why we create technology concept cars.You see, we like to tell people that flexibility and customization...
Is this the most jazzed-up Jeep ever to hit CES?
The fourth installment in the CES Cars of Fame series. Our inductee for this week: a Jeep that gets personal.Paul LerouxIt might not be as hip as the Prius or as fast as the Porsche. But it's fun, practical,...
What's the word on HTML5?
Ten videos on HTML5 in the car. Actually, there are only nine — but I'm getting ahead of myself.Paul LerouxHas it been two years already? In November 2011, a group of my QNX colleagues, including Andy...
Controlled openness
Paul LerouxThe title of this post sounds like a contradiction in terms. But you know what? It captures the predicament faced by every automaker today.On the one hand, automakers need to convince mobile...
DevCon5 recap: building apps for cars
Tina JeffreyLast week I had the pleasure of presenting at the DevCon5 HTML5 & Mobile App Developers Conference, held at New York University in the heart of NYC. The conference was abuzz with the...
Jivin' up the Jeep with a fresh new version of the QNX CAR Platform
by Paul LerouxReskinnable, reconfigurable, and refreshedIf you haven’t already heard, we've announced version 2.1 of the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment. In fact, we’re demonstrating it this week at...
