Renault and Google team up to develop a 'software defined' vehicle

French automaker Renault is partnering with Google to make its cars similar a tech institution makes software.

The pact, which expands connected a erstwhile collaboration betwixt the 2 firms, volition spot Renault perpetrate to making what it calls a "software defined" conveyance utilizing exertion from Google's unreality division.

Using artificial intelligence, the 2 companies program to make a "digital twin" of a caller vehicle. Digital twins purpose to replicate carnal objects successful a virtual mounting truthful that they tin beryllium tested and monitored earlier real-world deployment.

The woody volition assistance Renault make caller onboard and offboard applications, the companies said. Renault volition usage information analytics to observe and resoluteness immoderate failures successful however the conveyance functions, and personalize users' acquisition to accommodate to often-used destinations, specified arsenic electrical conveyance charging stations.

"The complexity of the physics architecture of cars is expanding exponentially, driven by the sophistication of the functionalities and services expected by customers," said Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group, successful a connection Tuesday.

"Equipped with a shared IT platform, continuous over-the-air updates, and streamlined entree to car data, the SDV attack developed successful concern with Google volition alteration our vehicles to assistance service aboriginal customers' needs."

Renault archetypal partnered with Google successful 2018 to integrate the tech giant's Android operating strategy into in-car media displays. The steadfast said it plans to yet determination its full operational exemplary to the cloud.

Commenting connected the concern Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it would "help accelerate Renault Group's integer translation by bringing unneurotic our expertise successful the cloud, AI, and Android to supply for a secure, highly-personalized acquisition that meets customers' evolving expectations."