Alphabet Inc.’s Google is making a major push into the auto industry, partnering with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to use the tech company’s Android operating system to power media display that will eventually be sold in millions of cars world-wide. The auto-making alliance, which together sells more vehicles than any other auto maker, is picking Google to provide the operating system for its next-generation infotainment system, marking a major victory for the Silicon Valley tech giant, which has spent more than...
Google is set to deepen its presence in the in-car infotainment sector after partnering with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. The group, which sold millions vehicles globally in 2017, has chosen Google's Android as the operating system for its next generation of in-car multimedia systems. The move not only offers Google the chance to replicate its success as the dominant smartphone operating system provider, but also to create a connected ecosystem, in which its technology can be moved smoothly between a user's car, home and smartphone. Volvo Cars recently revealed it also would use Android for its in-car operating system.