https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MphXhdkxXw

https://www.reddit.com/r/BB_Stock/comments/1ul6ck5/nvidia_halos_for_robotics_completing_the_physical/

How Are QNX & NVIDIA Making Robots Safe to Work Alongside Humans?

Jul 2, 2026

Winston Leung, Senior Strategic Alliances Manager at QNX, and Chen Su, Head of Edge AI Product Marketing at NVIDIA, kick off Automate 2026 with a look at how robots are breaking out of their cages — and what it takes to keep them safe once they do. QNX and NVIDIA have partnered for years in the automotive space on autonomous drive systems, and that partnership is now extending into industrial robotics through the newly announced NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system built on QNX's real-time, safety-certified operating system.

Winston and Chen dig into why manufacturing needs more general intelligence — not just narrow defect detection — and how robots are shifting from isolated, caged environments into unstructured spaces alongside humans, from surgical robotics to warehouse loading to restaurants. They explain the "simulation-first" principle NVIDIA uses to safely train and validate robot behavior before real-world deployment, why software architecture is the biggest hurdle engineers report today, and how emerging standards like ISO 10218 are reshaping what "collaborative applications" really mean. They close with a look at where the industry is headed over the next five years, from humanoids doing material handling today to increasingly specialized, task-specific AI models.

Originally, Canadian authorities had planned to select the preferred negotiator by the end of June, but the schedule was slightly delayed.

The announcement of Canada’s next-generation submarine project (CPSP), a competition between South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), is highly anticipated to occur on the 7th (local time). Regarding the speculated “split procurement theory” that has circulated, the Canadian government stated that the possibility is “low.”

https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2026/07/01/ZDMA2WGGNFGIFFLIOUNTC6XUTU/

(WHY) More than 43 launch partners have joined the Halos ecosystem, including Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Hesai Technology, and FORT Robotics.

Because the safety controller operates independently of the primary compute pipeline, catastrophic software failures cannot disable critical protection mechanisms. (Thanks to QNX)

The Holoscan Sensor Bridge aggregates these inputs into a deterministic safety domain, synchronizing sensor data while maintaining low-latency communication suitable for functional safety applications. (Thanks to QNX)

Instead of relying on a single operating system to execute both AI workloads and safety-critical control loops, Halos separates responsibilities across isolated execution environments. (Thanks to QNX Hypervisor)

Rather than slowing the vehicle unnecessarily, external infrastructure continuously monitors the surrounding workspace and authorizes safe operation until a human enters the hazard zone, at which point intervention can occur immediately. (Thanks to QNX VM)

https://www.kad8.com/ai/nvidia-halos-for-robotics-completing-the-physical-ai-safety-stack/

NVIDIA has expanded its robotics portfolio with Halos for Robotics, an end-to-end functional safety platform designed to bridge one of the industry’s largest barriers: transitioning autonomous machines from research prototypes into production-ready, certifiable systems.

https://thewalrus.ca/how-blackberry-staged-a-comeback-by-winning-over-car-companies/

QNX won over car companies for several reasons. The software is designed to handle jobs where precision timing—as little as microseconds—can be a matter of life and death. 

The software’s architecture, known as a microkernel, is also designed to be as secure and fail-safe as possible.

QNX also comes pre-certified for the highest level in automotive safety and security and pre-integrated with other systems, which helps carmakers save time and money.

A slew of partnerships with Chinese firms, including a deal with autonomous driving tech company WeRide, has only deepened QNX’s commanding market share in China and overall global footprint.

Meanwhile, notable partnerships with industry leaders like Nvidia, the dominant global hardware and software supplier for artificial intelligence, data centres, and autonomous vehicles, are bolstering the company’s broader ambitions for QNX in the emerging field of physical AI, which allows autonomous machines like surgical robots to perform intricate tasks, such as threading a needle, and warehouse robots to avoid obstacles and human traffic.

https://www.electrive.com/2026/06/29/vw-reportedly-ends-automated-driving-partnership-with-bosch/

 Volkswagen already works with Chinese technology company Horizon on automated driving systems for the Chinese market.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BB_Stock/comments/1r3xktc/qnx_partnered_with_horizon_robotics_in_december/

and share holders proud not just the Dreamers.

“Japan is a trusted partner and a global leader in innovation, technology, and advanced manufacturing. Together, we are strengthening our economic security, securing resilient supply chains in critical minerals and clean energy, and deepening security and defence cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. By expanding and modernising our partnership, we are creating long-term opportunities for our workers and building a more secure and resilient future for both countries.”

The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/03/06/prime-minister-carney-forges-new-comprehensive-strategic-partnership

"As part of the Team Canada Trade Mission, Minister Sidhu celebrated the announcement of 14 commercial agreements – see list below. The total estimated value of the agreements is over $1.7B."

https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2026/06/factsheet-on-deliverables-announced-during-the-team-canada-trade-mission-to-japan.html

5. BlackBerry/ Astemo:

BlackBerry QNX has been chosen by Astemo, a major Japanese automotive supplier, to provide core software for next-generation vehicles. The agreement strengthens collaboration between Canada’s software sector and Japan’s automotive industry, building on a long-standing partnership.

Besides deterministic and safe RTOS.

https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-halos-for-robotics-the-industrys-first-full-stack-safety-system-for-physical-ai#:\~:text=NVIDIA%20Halos%20enables%20companies%20to%20rely%20on,of%20robotics%20and%20edge%20AI%20at%20NVIDIA.

Agility will also participate in the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab. Together, Agility and NVIDIA will use the lab to ensure Digit’s safety-related software, AI components and cybersecurity protections meet rigorous standards such as IEC 61508, ISO 13849 and ISO/IEC TR 5469 before final third-party certification.

https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/54019-building-safe-and-secure-resilient-embedded-systems-with-qnx-os-for-safety

Building Safe and Secure, Resilient Embedded Systems with QNX OS for Safety

Compliance Standards: The QNX OS for Safety meets strict industrial and cybersecurity standards, including ISO 26262 ASIL D, IEC 61508 SIL 3, and ISO/SAE 21434. [1]

AI REVIEW

The launch of NVIDIA Halos for Robotics—and its integration with BlackBerry QNX—is structurally positioned to capture and accelerate a massive wave of enterprise spending on physical AI security.

As autonomous machines transition from isolated safety cages to fluidly working alongside humans, cybersecurity shifts from a defensive IT measure to a non-negotiable operational and legal requirement. This creates several distinct revenue streams across the industrial software and robotics ecosystems.

1. The Macro Picture: A Multiplying Market

The baseline market for securing automated industrial systems is already massive, but adding physical AI and humanoid form factors accelerates it drastically:

• Cybersecurity in Robotics Market: This specialized niche is valued at roughly $6.25 billion and is projected to skyrocket to over $15 billion by 2033, growing at an 11.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
• Industrial Cybersecurity Market: The broader market safeguarding operational technology (OT) and industrial networks is expected to grow from $29 billion to over $61 billion by 2035.

By acting as the unified framework for this transition, NVIDIA and its partners are positioning Halos as a primary toll booth for these billions in security infrastructure investments.

• June 17 2026

DataDis announces a new telematics integration with BlackBerry Radar

https://datadis.com/article/datadis-new-telematics-integration-blackberry-radar/

What does the telematics integration with BlackBerry Radar do?

This integration enables automatic synchronization between the BlackBerry Radar tracking solution and MIR-RT in order to optimize preventive maintenance planning and asset management. Telematics data from BlackBerry Radar devices is transferred directly into MIR-RT, improving operational visibility and increasing maintenance shop productivity.

How can the BlackBerry Radar integration benefit your operations?

• Automated transfer of telematics data into MIR-RT
• Improved preventive maintenance planning
• Better visibility of asset location and utilization
• Reduced manual data entry errors
• Enhanced coordination between telematics and the maintenance shop

Momentum is for future earnings not yesterday's earnings. Paul Treiber wants you to think it is for this quarter's earnings, so his friends in Hedge Funds can take advantage of that narrative.

Amber Kanwar’s Weekly Setup: Canadian inflation, BlackBerry earnings and Couche-Tard’s gas gaugeAmber Kanwar

Special to The Globe and Mail

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-amber-kanwars-weekly-setup-canadian-inflation-blackberry-earnings-and/

Cryptographic identity and device verification eliminates that attack surface entirely.

BlackBerry® SecuSUITE® enforces certificate-based device authentication for every call and message. The sender’s identity is not inferred from voice, appearance, or behavior. It is verified against a cryptographic credential tied to a registered, managed device. No credential, no communication. The deepfake cannot pass that gate because the gate does not evaluate what the communication looks or sounds like. It evaluates who signed it.

BlackBerry® UEM extends the same logic to the device layer. Every endpoint in a managed fleet is known, enrolled, and continuously assessed. A device attempting to inject synthetic content into a communications chain is either not enrolled — in which case it cannot reach the channel—or it is enrolled and its compromise is detectable through policy enforcement and behavioral anomaly flags.

BlackBerry® AtHoc® applies the same verification architecture to mass notification and crisis coordination. When an alert is issued, recipients know it originated from an authenticated operator on a managed device. The communication carries institutional authority because the infrastructure enforces institutional identity.

https://www.blackberry.com/en/secure-communications/insights/blog/generative-ai-cannot-fake-cryptographic-credential?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=fy27_secure-comms_org-linkedin_adv