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Salesforce seeks to unify automobile supply chain with Automotive Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Now Salesforce is hoping to sweep that away with Salesforce Automotive Cloud, a dedicated platform for the auto industry that sticks close to industry standards on data exchange. Michael Ramsey, a VP and automotive analyst at Gartner, said Automotive Cloud offers a way for auto makers to take back control of their branding. “At

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Ford says ‘millions’ of its vehicles will run on Google’s Android starting in 2023

The Verge

Ford is the latest automaker to turn its vehicle operating systems over to Google. The Dearborn, Michigan-based company said it will use Google’s Android to power the infotainment systems in “millions” of its cars starting in 2023. The vehicles will be available across the globe except in China.

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Amazon makes a deal with Stellantis to buy electric Dodge ProMaster delivery vans in 2023

The Verge

In addition to the deal for the Dodge EVs, Amazon and Stellantis also announced that they would be working together to develop in-car software for Stellantis’ lineup of cars, trucks, and vans. The two companies will collaborate on software for the “digital cockpit” infotainment systems of Stellantis vehicles that will launch in 2024.

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GM’s new software platform will enable over-the-air updates, in-car subscriptions, and maybe facial recognition

The Verge

The Linux-based system will also be available to third-party developers who may want to create apps and other features for GM customers. By then, GM will have many vehicles running Google’s embedded Android Automotive operating system , which Miller says will work “alongside” its new Ultifi software platform in certain vehicles.

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Driving the Polestar 2, the first electric car with a brain by Google

The Verge

This native Android Automotive operating system controls everything from the radio to heating and air conditioning to navigation. We got to experience Android Automotive at Google’s I/O developer conference in 2019 and came away thoroughly impressed. Polestar’s native Android operating system isn’t omniscient.

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Lincoln vehicles getting hands-free driving feature and native Android

The Verge

In addition, Lincoln vehicles are gaining a hands-free advanced driver assistance feature based on Ford’s BlueCruise system, though the luxury marque will call its version “ActiveGlide.” Lincoln was previously working on co-developing its first all-electric vehicle with EV startup Rivian , of which Ford owns at least a 10 percent stake.

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BlackBerry Discloses Vulnerability After Months of Hiding

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a security advisory addressing a vulnerability discovered in BlackBerry's QNX operating system known as BadAlloc. BlackBerry QNX is an "all-purpose technology built for the world's most critical embedded systems."