BlackBerry Ltd and Chinese Internet search firm Baidu Inc signed a deal to jointly develop self-driving vehicle technology, sending BlackBerry's Toronto-listed shares up 13% to a four-year high.
The deal follows similar agreements with firms including Qualcomm Inc, Denso and Aptiv Plc to develop autonomous-driving technology with BlackBerry's QNX software, which are expected to start generating revenue in 2019.
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