By QNX
Publication Date: 2026-04-20 06:00:00
QNX OS for Safety 8.0 and NVIDIA IGX Thor deliver a unified platform for real‑time control, functional safety, and AI at the industrial edge
HANNOVER, DE / ACCESS Newswire / April 20, 2026 / At Hannover Messe, QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) today announced an expansion of its collaboration with NVIDIA to enable developers to build and deploy next‑generation, safety‑critical edge AI systems on NVIDIA IGX Thor. The expanded relationship sees QNX® OS for Safety 8.0 integrated with NVIDIA IGX Thor and Halos Safety Stack, combining QNX’s proven, deterministic real‑time operating system with NVIDIA’s functional safety platform to support regulated, AI‑enabled systems across robotics, medical technologies, industrial applications and more.
A Unified Platform for Safety-Critical Edge AI
NVIDIA IGX Thor is designed to support the demanding compute, functional safety, and reliability requirements of edge AI systems deployed in regulated environments, from autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to humanoids, surgical robotics, medical imaging, and industrial automation platforms. When combining NVIDIA IGX Thor Halos Safety Stack with QNX OS for Safety 8.0, developers can consolidate real‑time controls and safety concepts on a deterministic, microkernel‑based RTOS while using NVIDIA accelerated compute for AI‑driven capabilities such as perception, planning, and decision‑making. This unified mixed-criticality approach consolidates…