BlackBerry joins self-driving car race

Toronto

BLACKBERRY Ltd laid out its plans on Wednesday for building autonomous car software, jumping into a race with the likes of Apple Inc, Google and Tesla Motors Inc to capture a piece of the ballooning industry.

The company's QNX software division showed off demo cars that can scan for obstacles, keep from straying from a highway lane and communicate wirelessly with nearby vehicles to avoid accidents, using tools developed by other software and hardware companies on the QNX operating system.