Whoa BlackBerry: Firm hooks up with AWS on cloud telematics platform for vehicle data
Ivy league data inhalation as BB vows to grass on teen drivers BlackBerry has inked a deal with AWS to develop and sell the IVY intelligent vehicle data platform just months after it largely blamed a revenue drop in its software and services segment on the slowdown in the automotive market.…
Date: 2020-12-02
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