BlackBerry is demonstrating at TU-Automotive Detroit 2015 its over-the-air (OTA) update platform, which is designed to help automakers cut maintenance costs, reduce expensive recalls, improve customer satisfaction, and keep vehicles up to date with compelling new features long after they have rolled off the assembly line. The OTA update platform is part of the BlackBerry IoT Platform and is designed to deliver update services for maintaining and enhancing the software in infotainment systems, telematics units, and other end-points in the vehicle.
The new OTA update platform is hosted within BlackBerry’s network and can scale to millions of vehicles, enabling automakers to manage their worldwide fleets. It can also address the demands of each automaker, providing an OS-agnostic platform that can adapt to different vehicle electronic designs. As a result, automakers can address issues or add new features to enhance the customer experience, faster and at less cost.
