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BlackBerry’s QNX Extends NVIDIA Pact to Power Safety-Certified Edge AI

The move positions QNX as a safety layer for AI machines across factories, hospitals, cars.

Overview

  • BlackBerry shares rallied after Monday’s Hannover Messe announcement, gaining about 13% in regular trading with an extra bump after hours.
  • QNX said its real-time QNX OS for Safety 8.0 will run on NVIDIA’s IGX Thor platform with the Halos Safety Stack, giving developers a certified base for robots, medical devices, and industrial systems.
  • BlackBerry also confirmed an automotive win as Leapmotor chose QNX 8 OS and QNX 8 Hypervisor for its D19 electric SUV.
  • The company highlighted longer-term visibility with a royalty backlog near $950 million, following an April 9 earnings beat that showed rising QNX momentum.
  • Analysts cautioned that safety approvals and testing can delay revenue to 2028–2029, while trading signals look stretched with an overbought relative strength index, a premium P/E, about $260,000 in recent insider sales, and a lagging cybersecurity unit.