QNX OS for Safety 8.0 has been combined with NVIDIA IGX Thor and the Halos Safety Stack to deliver a single platform for deterministic real-time control, functional safety certification and accelerated AI compute. This unified environment allows developers to consolidate mixed-criticality workloads on a microkernel-based RTOS while leveraging NVIDIA’s AI acceleration for perception, planning and decision-making at the edge.

The integrated solution is designed for regulated environments including autonomous mobile robots, humanoids, surgical robotics, medical imaging systems and industrial automation platforms. Early Access registration is now open for select customers to develop on the combined platform, enabling rapid prototyping through production deployment with built-in safety certification support.

This expanded collaboration builds on QNX’s existing work with the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor Development Kit, extending proven automotive safety architecture into broader robotics, medical and industrial markets. By broadening its addressable market and deepening its partnership with NVIDIA, BlackBerry’s QNX division reinforces its position in safety-critical edge AI and embedded software markets.