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What does this sale mean for QNX in cars built by VW? Will VW use QNX? Or is VW going their own route / partnering with others?

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Jul 03, 2014 11:49 AM ET
CBC News
BlackBerry �has agreed to sell its German-based research and development assets to a subsidiary of Volkswagen that deals with how modern cars interact with the driver and the world around them.

About 200 BlackBerry employees in�Bochum, Germany, will be transferred to�Volkswagen Infotainment, along with the company's leases and real estate assets.

The VW unit currently�makes interactive technology built into vehicle dashboards so that cars can interact with everything from a driver's cellphone�to other vehicles on the road.

"Connectivity will be a key feature of the car of the future. Many customers are expecting connected vehicles of a new dimension in terms of convenience and road safety," Volkswagen spokesman Heinz-Jakob Neusser�said. "In order to be able to meet these challenges it is necessary for us to broaden and expand our options through additional know-how."

The transaction doesn't mean BlackBerry is getting entirely out of the automotive game, however.

BlackBerry has�centralized most of its vehicle connectivity development at its QNX Software Systems division in Ottawa.

QNX develops technology for cars and trucks, including dashboard systems that connect directly with a driver's mobile phone and outside networks, but is also working on systems for the health care industry and mining companies.

The asset sale comes as BlackBerry is working to cut costs and focus on the core smartphone business in order to return to profitability.

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What does this sale mean for QNX in cars built by VW? Will VW use QNX? Or is VW going their own route / partnering with others?

Original article follows

Jul 03, 2014 11:49 AM ET
CBC News
BlackBerry �has agreed to sell its German-based research and development assets to a subsidiary of Volkswagen that deals with how modern cars interact with the driver and the world around them.

About 200 BlackBerry employees in�Bochum, Germany, will be transferred to�Volkswagen Infotainment, along with the company's leases and real estate assets.

The VW unit currently�makes interactive technology built into vehicle dashboards so that cars can interact with everything from a driver's cellphone�to other vehicles on the road.

"Connectivity will be a key feature of the car of the future. Many customers are expecting connected vehicles of a new dimension in terms of convenience and road safety," Volkswagen spokesman Heinz-Jakob Neusser�said. "In order to be able to meet these challenges it is necessary for us to broaden and expand our options through additional know-how."

The transaction doesn't mean BlackBerry is getting entirely out of the automotive game, however.

BlackBerry has�centralized most of its vehicle connectivity development at its QNX Software Systems division in Ottawa.

QNX develops technology for cars and trucks, including dashboard systems that connect directly with a driver's mobile phone and outside networks, but is also working on systems for the health care industry and mining companies.

The asset sale comes as BlackBerry is working to cut costs and focus on the core smartphone business in order to return to profitability.

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People are saying BBRY sold QNX off to VW... No one knows tbh... BBRY is quiet about it. The silence from BBRY's side means its bad news...

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People are saying BBRY sold QNX off to VW... No one knows tbh... BBRY is quiet about it. The silence from BBRY's side means its bad news...

They didn't sell off QNX
People are reading wrong into this. They just sold a R&D center they had in Germany that was working on ways to connect individual devices to each other. By selling it off to VW they had a win-win situation. BlackBerry got rid of an office that wasn't part of their new focus, saved on the layoff costs and also got rid of a lease. VW got some new employees, a new office and the work they'd want to use.

Also they wouldn't have sold off QNX, QNX is mainly based and operates in Ottawa, Canada. Not Germany.

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http://forums.crackberry.com/general...bochum-943004/

Got a thread from last week right here