QNX and Visteon Collaborate to Deliver Digital Instrument Cluster for 2010 Land Rover Range Rover
04 August 2009 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
OTTAWA, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- QNX Software Systems today announced
that automotive supplier Visteon Corporation has chosen the
award-winning QNX Neutrino realtime operating system (RTOS) as the
software foundation for the digital instrument cluster in the 2010
Land Rover Range Rover. The new QNX-based cluster replaces
traditional mechanical instruments with a high-resolution TFT LCD
that displays a virtual speedometer, virtual gauges, and other
information. Highly flexible, the cluster can dynamically
reconfigure itself as the vehicle shifts from one drive mode to
another, providing drivers with the most appropriate information
for every road condition. Measuring 12 inches (30.5 cm) wide, the
cluster is the largest TFT LCD ever to ship in a vehicle, providing
Land Rover with tremendous display flexibility. The Range Rover
digital instrument cluster takes advantage of the high speed, low
system costs, and ultra-reliable architecture of the QNX Neutrino
RTOS, which has been deployed in millions of in-vehicle systems.
Highly scalable, the QNX Neutrino RTOS also serves as the
foundation for a variety of other successful Visteon products,
including navigation units, handsfree modules, radios, and
infotainment systems. Visteon also benefited from the QNX
Automotive Solutions team, a group of highly experienced software
engineers who helped Visteon achieve the fast bootup times demanded
by Land Rover. The team has a proven track record helping
automotive customers reduce BOM hardware costs and meet or exceed
project milestones through prioritized enhancements, advanced
system-level optimization, and other services. "By supplying Land
Rover with a digital instrument cluster based on QNX technology,
Visteon is helping to create a driving experience that is more
compelling for consumers and more cost effective for automakers,"
said Stuart Bird, senior manager for Visteon Software Europe. "We
see great competitive advantage in this cutting-edge technology,
especially since it is built on a proven, standards-based, and
extensible software platform that simplifies ongoing innovation."
"The instrument cluster is the latest piece of in-car electronics
to move from the analog to the digital world, and QNX is excited to
expand its relationship with Visteon to provide advanced technology
for this new and growing segment," said Dan Dodge, CEO, QNX
Software Systems. "By leveraging QNX technology, Visteon can offer
its customers the assurance of a reliable and highly flexible
software platform that can be extended for a variety of customer
requirements, including high-performance 3D graphics." As the
leading software supplier for automotive infotainment, QNX has
licensed its technology for use in more than 10 million automotive
systems, in vehicles from Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Fiat, Ford,
General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Saab,
Toyota, Volkswagen, and others. Earlier this year, QNX launched the
QNX CAR application platform, which offers automotive OEMs and tier
one suppliers a complete set of pre-integrated technologies to
simplify the prototyping and development of digital instrument
clusters, infotainment systems, and other connected in-vehicle
systems. The QNX Neutrino RTOS has garnered many industry honors,
including the 2006 Frost & Sullivan automotive software
innovation of the year award. About QNX Software Systems QNX
Software Systems, a Harman International company (NYSE:HAR), is the
industry leader in realtime, embedded OS technology. The
component-based architectures of the QNX Neutrino RTOS, QNX
Momentics Tool Suite, and QNX Aviage middleware together provide
the industry's most reliable and scalable framework for building
innovative, high-performance embedded systems. Global leaders such
as Cisco, Daimler, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens
depend on QNX technology for network routers, medical instruments,
vehicle telematics units, security and defense systems, industrial
robotics, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Founded
in 1980, QNX Software Systems is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada,
and distributes products in over 100 countries worldwide. Reader
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