In case you're wondering what has become of our once beloved smartphone maker Blackberry with the days their handsets being a common sight far behind us.
The Canadian company is shifting its focus onto software, it has signed a new deal with automobile maker Ford to provide it with code that would most likely be used in their self-driving vehicles which will run their QNX Neutrino OS.
The OS can be used to highlight vehicles and objects on screen that are near an autonomous vehicle, provide navigation and in-car entertainment. Ford's current cars already use a variant of the QNX code. Blackberry's security will be introduced in Ford's cars as an anti-hacking measure.
In September, Blackberry said it was stopping its in-house smartphone manufacturing to focus on software. This deal is one in a series where a car manufacturer has either purchased or gone into agreement with a software company with a view to advance their autonomous ambitions. GM acquired Cruise Automation, Hertz signed a deal with Uber and Ford invested $182.2m in code company Pivotal.
Ford hopes to launch a fleet of fully automated taxis by 2021 and a high volume, fully autonomous car working commercially in five years time offering a ride hailing service. Wired tested one of Ford's Fusion driverless cars and found them
to be "reliable to the point of boredom". These autonomous vehicles can now easily control themselves at night.
Personal transportation in the future will change to a point where person vehicle ownership would no longer be necessary. All you need to do is hail a driverless vehicle and have it take you to a destination of your choice.
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