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Google's Chrome browser is coming to Android-compatible cars

TechSpot

Google revealed what's next for the Android automotive platform at CES 2024, showing some of the most enticing features coming to Android Auto and cars with the "Google built-in" software stack. Android Auto is a mobile app that can mirror Android devices (smartphones, tablets) on a car's dashboard, while Google.

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Honda will use Google’s embedded Android Automotive in its cars starting in 2022

The Verge

Google nabbed another big automaker in its quest to become the default operating system for cars. Honda will soon begin rolling out vehicles with Google’s embedded Android Automotive OS, which includes Google’s voice-activated Assistant, Google Maps, and other automotive-approved Android apps as the default infotainment.

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Volkswagen drives the automotive industry cloud forward

CIO Business Intelligence

Goeller is also heading up a separate digital initiative called Catena-X, which is a collaborative, open data ecosystem for the automotive industry. VW, Tesla, and Salesforce, for example, are among the pack of vendors developing clouds specific to the automotive industry. Automotive Industry, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation

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Ford and Google partner up: Android Automotive OS comes to Ford and Lincoln, lots of data to go to Google

TechSpot

Google and Ford have inked a six-year partnership that will see the automaker using the tech giant’s expertise and products to bolster their cars and services. A major part of this collaboration includes the adoption of Google’s Android Automotive OS that will be offered on Ford and Lincoln’s cars starting.

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Automotive Technology Accelerates Beyond the Curve

CTOvision

For decades, the automotive industry was a technological backwater full of missed opportunities. Even pure technology companies like Google are getting in on the self-driving revolution. Jeremy Sutter. Now, automakers worldwide are responding to new challenges with high-tech solutions. The Old Days. Accelerating the Future.

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Autonomous Testing Is Like Autonomous Driving: The AI Needs Human Assistance

Forrester IT

The US Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has defined a scale to describe the autonomous capabilities that self-driving cars have — i.e., their levels of automation. Google and Uber, among others, are aiming to develop level 5 cars, but […].

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Tech Moves: Google leaders join Seattle startup MotherDuck; Humanly adds a VP; and more

GeekWire

She was previously at Google for 16 years, rising to the level of engineering director of Google Compute Engine. She was formerly vice president of the “Department of Customer Love” at data analytics startup Looker, which Google acquired in 2020. on its first automotive-scale manufacturing facility.

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