BlackBerry makes China push as the OS for Xpeng smart cars – TechCrunch

The once-pioneering BlackBerry is pretty much out of the smartphone manufacturing game, but the Canadian company has been busy transitioning to providing software for connected devices, including smart cars. Now it has brought that section of its business to China. This week, BlackBerry announced that it will be powering the Level 3 driving domain controller of Xpeng, one of the most-funded electric vehicle startups in China, and Tesla's local challenger. Baked in Xpeng's intelligent cockpit is BlackBerry's operating system called QNX, which competes with the likes of Android and Linux to enter automakers' next-gen models. Sitting between BlackBerry and Xpeng's tie-up is middleman Desay SV, which specializes in automotive system integrators like Aptiv.