Auto suppliers Delphi Automotive and BlackBerry will companion on a software program working system for self-driving automobiles, the businesses mentioned on Wednesday.

Delphi already has developed a turnkey self-driving system known as CSLP that it plans to start promoting to automakers and different transportation suppliers in 2019, for manufacturing in 2021. Most bigger car producers are growing their very own self-driving programs.

Glen De Vos, Delphi’s chief expertise officer, mentioned BlackBerry QNX would offer an working system that was already licensed to excessive ranges of security for Delphi’s CSLP system, which makes use of software program developed by Delphi’s Ottomatika unit.

“You need to have all these items collectively, in any other case what you’ve gotten is a demo,” De Vos mentioned at a media briefing.

De Vos mentioned Delphi expects to start testing its automated driving programs in pilot initiatives with ride-service fleets by 2019, with plans to “take the driving force out by 2020.” The preliminary fleets of autos can be small and restricted to outlined routes in cities, he mentioned, together with a partnership in Europe with Transdev Group, a Paris-based public transport service.

BlackBerry mentioned its working system would assist guard towards cyber-attacks, malware and system malfunctions – crucial considerations for self-driving autos.

Delphi’s companions on the CSLP platform embrace Intel Corp’s Mobileye and Silicon Valley startup Renovo.

In May, German automaker BMW mentioned Delphi would be part of it in a self-driving partnership that features Intel and Mobileye.