BlackBerry and Baidu Partnering to Accelerate Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Singapore, 4 January 2018
– BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) and Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU)
announced today that the two companies will collaborate to accelerate the
deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technology for automotive OEMs
and suppliers worldwide.

The companies have signed a statement of intent to make
BlackBerry QNX’s industry-leading ISO26262 ASIL-D certified safety operating
system (OS) the foundation for Baidu’s Apollo
autonomous driving open platform. Also, BlackBerry and Baidu will work together
to integrate Baidu’s CarLife, the leading smartphone integration software for connected cars in
China, as well as its conversational
AI system DuerOS, and high
definition maps to run on the BlackBerry QNX Car (Infotainment) Platform.

“BlackBerry QNX has established itself as the OS platform
for safety-certified
production-based systems,” said Li
Zhenyu, General Manager of
Intelligent Driving Group, Baidu.
“We aim to provide automakers with a clear and fast path to fully autonomous
vehicle production, with safety and security as top priorities.
By integrating the BlackBerry
QNX OS with the Apollo platform, we
will enable carmakers to leap from prototype to production systems. Together, we will work toward a
technological and commercial ecosystem for autonomous driving, intelligent
connectivity, and intelligent traffic systems.”

“Joining forces with Baidu will enable us to – explore
integration opportunities for multiple vehicle subsystems including ADAS,
infotainment, gateways, and cloud services,” said John Wall, Senior Vice
President and GM of BlackBerry QNX. “Baidu has made tremendous strides in
Artificial Intelligence and deep learning. These advancements paired with their
high-definition maps and BlackBerry’s safety-critical embedded software and expertise
in security will be crucial ingredients for autonomous vehicles.”

Announced by Baidu this past April, Apollo is an open platform
that provides a comprehensive, secure, and reliable solution that consists of
cloud services, an open software stack, and reference hardware and vehicle
platforms. It supports all major features and functions of an autonomous
vehicle. Apollo has now attracted over
70 global partners, including OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, developer
platforms, and technology start-ups. The project was named after the historic
lunar landing program to illustrate its scale and complexity.

As the leader in safety-certified, secure, and reliable
software for the automobile industry, BlackBerry currently provides OEMs around
the world with state-of-the-art cybersecurity technology to protect and
mitigate, hardware, software, applications and end-to-end systems from
cyberattacks. BlackBerry’s pedigree in security and continued innovation has led
to recent automotive design wins with Delphi, Denso, Qualcomm, Visteon, and
others. To learn more about the BlackBerry QNX platform and why it is the most
advanced embedded software platform on the autonomous vehicle market, please
visit www.blackberry.com/qnx.

BlackBerry is a cybersecurity software and services company
dedicated to securing the Enterprise of Things. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the
company was founded in 1984 and operates in North America, Europe, Asia,
Australia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. The Company trades under the
ticker symbols “BB” on the Toronto Stock Exchange and “BB”
on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com.

Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search
provider. Baidu aims to make a complex world simpler through technology.
Baidu’s ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol
“BIDU”. Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.