Daybreak How BlackBerry’s revival story is running through India’s roads
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Nov 5, 2025 BlackBerry is reinventing itself, now dominating the automotive software landscape with its QNX system. Once a smartphone giant, it's now powering over 250 million vehicles worldwide. The heart of this revival is India, where strategic partnerships with Mahindra and Tata Motors are thriving. With a new Hyderabad hub, BlackBerry is training engineers and adapting to the local market. QNX's innovative microkernel technology ensures safety and performance in modern cars, proving that even fallen tech icons can find new roads to success.
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BlackBerry's Unexpected Comeback
- BlackBerry pivoted from phones to QNX, a microkernel OS that now runs brains of 250 million vehicles.
- This comeback centers on embedded, safety-critical automotive software rather than consumer devices.
India As QNX's New Nerve Center
- India is now BlackBerry QNX's nerve center with a Hyderabad hub and over 100 engineers.
- QNX contributes about 45% of BlackBerry's $500M revenue in 2025, showing the business is stabilizing.
Mahindra's Trust In QNX
- Mahindra's XUV700 and XEV9E use QNX Neutrino to run their digital cockpit and controllers.
- Mahindra trusted QNX's reliability enough to make it the backbone of XUV-700's cockpit controller.