It’s been a long and painful process, but BlackBerry is starting to take shape as a new-look company. On Dec. 19, the company announced plans to open an “innovation center” in Canada to accelerate its development efforts for systems and software for autonomous vehicles. The announcement was the latest in a string of moves by BlackBerry to fundamentally change how it operates. Once a top manufacturer of smartphones, the company has abandoned handset engineering and shifted its focus to areas such as the internet of things and mobile security, where it believes it can compete more effectively. Under CEO John Chen, the company has shed the underperforming operations and expanded investments in potential growth areas to improve its chances of success. BlackBerry is still not out of the woods financially, and it’s unclear whether its turnaround efforts will bring the company back to sustained growth, but it is regaining its footing. This slide show will highlight the areas where BlackBerry is investing in hopes of regaining lost ground.
