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The pre-certified QNX OS for Safety enables Critical Software to meet stringent safety standards and efficiently achieve target performanceBlackBerry Limited announced that its QNX OS for Safety has been selected by Critical Software to serve as a secure and trusted foundation for a railway protection system being deployed to improve the overall safety of Portugals national rail network.Infraestruturas de Portugal IP the Portuguese railway infrastructure manager had been looking for a solution that performed movement authority and speed supervision functionalities. IP awarded Critical Software with a contract to design supply and supervise the installation of a complementary safety system to be deployed for its fleet of maintenance vehicles that inspect things like tracks bridges and overhead lines. The QNX-powered system from Critical Software will perform active supervision of vehicle operations avoid Signal Passed at Danger SPAD scenarios and ensure applicable speed restrictions are met on Portugals 2786 km 1731 mi of track.Increasing rail safety and separating maintenance workers from train traffic is critical to saving lives. BlackBerry QNX is trusted by rail partners around the globe to help them develop safe secure mission-critical systems that they can count on and its a real pleasure to share both our expertise and proven technology to support the comprehensive safety solution that Critical Software will be rolling out across the Portuguese rail network said Joerg Zimmer VP BlackBerry Technology Solutions.Overseeing the safety of the legions of maintenance vehicles that work across a rail network as vast as Portugals is no small task and something that requires having a high level of trust and reliability in ones suppliers said Lus Gargat Business Development Director at Critical Software. Beyond just a supplier we see BlackBerry QNX as a true partner. Besides supplying the operating system their support to help us certify the overall solution will be crucial to deploy it faster.Trusted by devices where reliability and safety are critical the QNX OS for Safety has been adopted across multiple industries including rail transportation industrial controls automotive and medical. The QNX OS for Safety is pre-certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D and IEC 61508 SIL 3. The pre-certified solution provides Critical Software with a strong basis to develop a system that meets stringent safety certifications and standards including IEC 62279 2015 a railway functional safety standard.For more information on BlackBerry QNX products and solutions for the rail transportation industry please visit BlackBerry.QNX.com.
