BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo explains how its QNX car software helped reshape the company — and why it sees robotics as a major growth opportunity.
BlackBerry may be best known for its QWERTY-keyboard smartphones, but the company today is building its next chapter around software for cars, robots and secure communications.
BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo joins CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal to explain how the company has reinvented itself around QNX, BlackBerry’s operating system used in software-defined vehicles.
He discusses why BlackBerry sees physical AI as a major growth opportunity, from autonomous vehicles and warehouse robots to surgical systems and industrial automation. As more machines become connected, Giamatteo argues that safety-certified software will become increasingly important.
The conversation also covers how AI is changing the cybersecurity threat landscape, why Giamatteo sees governments’ use of consumer messaging apps as a security risk, and how BlackBerry is adapting its encryption technology as threats from AI and quantum computing evolve.
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