09:06 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- QNX, a division of BlackBerry (BB.TO), said on Wednesday that its Software Development Platform 8.0 will be the foundational operating system for The Eclipse Foundation's Safe Open Vehicle Core Project.

QNX will accelerate the group's efforts to turbocharge automaker Software Defined Vehicle development timelines and reduce costs in moving projects from research to production and onto roads, QNX said. The S-CORE project is an open-source initiative under the Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group, bringing together leading major automakers, suppliers, and technology partners to develop an open-source core stack for SDVs, specifically targeting embedded high-performance Electronic Control Units.

"Embracing our role as the foundational operating system for the Eclipse S-CORE Project is a testament to QNX's trusted reputation within the automotive industry," said John Wall, COO and head of products, engineering and services at QNX. "This milestone benefits OEMs by enabling easy and simple access to QNX 8 software for non-commercial use for advanced prototyping to accelerate development cycles."