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Event or reference date: September 22, 2026
BlackBerry said on September 22 that a software selection by Coretura adds more than $100 million to its QNX royalty backlog, marking what the company calls QNX’s largest design win.
Coretura, founded by Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, selected Alloy Kore, the vehicle software foundation developed by BlackBerry’s QNX division and Vector. BlackBerry disclosed the agreement in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Backlog is an estimate of future business
The filing defines royalty backlog as projected future revenue based on royalty rates and expected customer production volumes over a design’s life. It cautions that actual revenue can differ because of production levels and contract changes or terminations.
That makes the figure different from cash received or sales already recorded.
The software’s intended role
The accompanying company release says Alloy Kore will provide a foundational software layer for Coretura’s commercial-vehicle platform, aimed at high-performance computing. It describes a platform intended to support vehicles that can continue improving through software updates.
The immediate milestone is a customer’s technology selection. Turning it into royalties depends on the development and production programs that follow.
Sources and reporting method
BlackBerry SEC filing, September 22
QNX and Vector announcement filed with the SEC
Prepared with AI assistance from the public documents linked above. This article contains no on-scene reporting or independent interviews.
