QNX
QNX is one of the core building blocks of the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) approach, built on a microkernel-based real-time operating architecture, deterministic virtualization technologies, and automotive-focused software solutions. QNX delivers functional safety up to ISO 26262 ASIL-D, cybersecurity, high system stability, and a scalable architecture for automotive applications, while extending the same software paradigm to other safety-critical sectors such as robotics and medical systems. Today, QNX operates in millions of vehicles and mission-critical systems worldwide, enabling software to be developed in a secure, sustainable, and certification-friendly manner.
The Reliable Foundation of Software-Defined Vehicle Architectures
QNX provides a real-time and highly reliable software platform engineered for the centralized, highly integrated architectures required by modern vehicles. Digital cockpits, ADAS functions, and domain controller applications operate with predictable latency, high system stability, and secure task isolation enabled by QNX’s deterministic design. This approach supports ECU consolidation, reduces hardware complexity, simplifies software updates, and accelerates OEMs’ Software-Defined Vehicle roadmaps.
Functional Safety Guarantee
Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV)
Safety-Critical Designs
Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)
ASIL-D Level Engineering
Real-Time OS (Real Time OS) and Microkernel Architecture
QNX SDP 8.0 delivers a deterministic real-time operating system with strong fault isolation, enabled by its microkernel architecture where only essential services run at the kernel level. This design prevents fault propagation in safety-critical automotive applications while ensuring predictable timing for ADAS and vehicle control functions.
The QNX Hypervisor enables safety-critical and non-critical software to run securely on the same hardware platform. Through deterministic virtualization, infotainment, vehicle control, and ADAS workloads are strictly isolated while supporting centralized computing architectures. As a result, OEMs can reduce hardware count, achieving both cost efficiency and SWaP advantages.
Why Choose QNX?
QNX simplifies secure software development through its microkernel architecture, pre-certified safety-critical products, and broad applicability ranging from automotive to robotics. By offering low integration risk, faster time-to-market, and long-term sustainability for OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, QNX forms a trusted software foundation for realizing the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) vision.
