Canadian company Blackberry was once the leading smartphone maker in the world. However, within the space of several years, the launch of the iPhone in 2007 and then Android put paid to that. In what must be like a recurring nightmare for the company, Apple and Google are coming for them again in a market where they currently enjoy success.
Maybe I’m a lone voice here, but my Skoda has QNX and it’s…not very good? It takes an age to start up, and an age to load navigation mode to a point where it’s ready to start being used. Bluetooth integration is rudimentary (in the context of the age of the vehicle) and unpredictable. The touch UI is spongy and easy to make mistakes, even if you’re the passenger giving it your full undivided attention. The voice command system is almost unusable.
It’s not terrible, don’t get me wrong. But I don’t understand why anyone would be writing any lovesongs about it.
The OE had a lot of input on how QNX was built into their vehicles. It’s not a turn-key system that they buy off the shelf from blackberry. I’m honestly surprised BB didn’t start putting their name on some of the good implementations.