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Toyota and Google Cloud partner to bring AI-powered speech services to Toyota and Lexus vehicles without the cloud

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Toyota and Google Cloud announced an expanded partnership that brings together Toyota and Lexus next-generation audio multimedia systems and Google Cloud’s AI-based speech services. Google’s Speech On-Device Technology. —Umesh Vemuri VP, Global Strategic Customers & Industries, Google Cloud.

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Volvo Cars in strategic partnership with Google to build Android into next generation connected cars

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Volvo Cars announced a “close” partnership with Google to develop the next generation of in-car infotainment and connectivity solution based on Android, offering access to a wide array of apps and services. We are making an important strategic step with the Google partnership. It will launch on new Volvo models within two years.

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Volkswagen Group, Google partnering on quantum computing; traffic optimization, batteries, AI

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The Volkswagen Group and Google will partner on research in the field of quantum computing. As part of this collaboration, a team of specialists from Volkswagen and Google will work together using a Google quantum computer. Volkswagen Group IT wants to make progress in three development areas on the Google quantum computer.

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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

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Detroit is an unprecedented opportunity to use the tremendous assets already in place to reimagine and reinvent its post-industrial future and address the great challenge of the 21st century – no, it’s not dealing with deficits or pension obligations, it’s adapting to climate change and building a sustainable society.

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RMI launches “Virtual Power Plant Partnership” with support from General Motors & Ford

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Initial funding of the VP3 effort was made possible by General Motors and Google Nest. VP3 includes founding members Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker. Develop industry-wide best practices, standards, and roadmaps.

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IHS Automotive sees Google leading technology, testing, software development for autonomous driving

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Google is the current technology leader in this arena, according to a report from industry analysts IHS Automotive: “Google Self-Driving Car Strategy and Implications”. IHS estimates suggest Google has invested nearly $60 million so far in autonomous vehicle research and development, at a run rate of nearly $30 million per year.

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Tesla China VP hopes to release $25k electric car in the “near future”

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Tao also remarked that she is hoping that vehicles that are independently designed and manufactured by the Tesla China team will be on the roads in the near future. . At the same time as Chinese consumers, we will bring the excellent quality made in China (vehicles) to the world,” the Tesla VP noted (translated using Google Translate).

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