QNX Launches Global Developer Hackathon with $50,000 in Prizes to Accelerate Innovation in Mission-Critical Systems
Key Highlights
- ➤QNX launches six-week global hackathon on SDP 8.0 with $50,000 in prizes
- ➤QNX Everywhere licenses surpass 30,000 free non-commercial downloads since 2025
- ➤QNX academic partnerships have engaged more than 24,000 students
- ➤QNX software underpins more than 275 million cars and mission-critical systems
Expert Statements
Grant Courville, SVP of Products and Strategy at QNX
“The future of embedded development is about giving software developers the tools and experience they expect, while delivering the safety, reliability and determinism embedded systems demand.”
Grant Courville, SVP of Products and Strategy at QNX
“This hackathon is about empowering developers to innovate using production-grade technology from day one, while expanding the ecosystem that will shape next-generation automotive, industrial, and physical AI solutions at large.”
Grant Courville, SVP of Products and Strategy at QNX
“The extended duration of the hackathon - significantly longer than traditional 24- to 48-hour events will allow developers to innovate on QNX over an extended period of time, and we all look forward to the results of this exciting event.”
WATERLOO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / November 2, 2026 / QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) whose foundational software underpins safety-critical medical devices, robots and more than 275 million cars has announced the launch of its first ever global hackathon, a six-week virtual event kicking off from today. The hackathon will bring together thousands of developers from around the world to build, prototype, and scale applications on the QNX® Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0, accelerating innovation across mission-critical embedded systems. It is part of QNX's broader strategy to grow a global community of QNX developers through its QNX Everywhere initiative, which enables free, non-commercial use of QNX technology. Participants will compete for range of prizes, including a share of $50,000 across multiple categories, including: * Grand Prize * Best Robotics & Medical * Best Automotive & Mobility * Best Low-level Software * Best Developer Tooling & Host Tools * Best Open-Source Contribution & Ports * Best Codelab/Tutorial * Best use of QNX-specific Technologies * Community Choice Deadline for entries is December 15, 2026, and winners will be announced in February 2027. The panel of expert QNX judges will rate submissions based on a host of criteria, including technological implementation, design, potential impact and quality of idea. Further details on each category, judges and judging criteria are available at qnx.devpost.com.
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