As vehicles become increasingly reliant on centralized computing systems, traditional hardware-dependent audio architectures face challenges in scalability, flexibility, and development speed. Enter software-defined audio (SDA), a groundbreaking approach that shifts audio processing and control from hardware-centric systems to software-driven solutions within system-on-chip (SoC) platforms.

The Embedded Computing Design editorial staff is pleased to present this year’s embedded world Best-in-Show nominees in the Development Tools & Operating Systems category:

Introducing the QNX Software Development Platform 8.0, High performance meets safety and security with QNX® SDP 8.0.

Mission critical applications and embedded design systems, from automotive infotainment systems and software-defined vehicles to industrial robots and other next-generation IoT systems, require the efficient operation of a software platform that makes real-time performance, safety and security, scalability, and reliability a priority.

The increasing use of technology in medicine has created cybersecurity vulnerabilities that threaten healthcare systems and patient outcomes.

On this episode of Embedded Insiders, Brandon is joined by Grant Courville, Vice President of Products and Strategy for Automotive and Mission Critical IoT at BlackBerry QNX, to discuss autonomous vehicle regulations, standards for safety-critical systems, and how technologies like BlackBerry’s safe and secure QNX Hypervisor have progressed into the automotive sector.

On this episode, Brandon and Rich review highlights from Smart Manufacturing Day, including a debate on what Industry 5.0 truly means, and discuss the potential peril of code-heavy software-defined factories and vehicles.