“Our collaboration with Renault Group has improved comfort, safety, and connectivity on the road,” Google CEO Sundhar Pichai added. Renault CEO Luca de Moro says that the partnership will accelerate the automaker’s “end-to-end digital transformation, from the design of the car to its market launch through its production, and ultimately to bring added value to our customers.” The expansion of the partnership will see Renault lean more heavily on Google, particularly when it comes to new onboard and offboard apps and the implementation of continuous upgrades to vehicle systems. Renault currently utilizes an operating system developed by Android, along with Google’s cloud technology.
While it’s not totally clear what a software-defined vehicle will look like, it seems that Renault is trying to bring upgrades to the software system of its vehicle fleet in the form of advanced and personalized AI capabilities.
