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

Green Car Congress

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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Arizona’s largest battery will help feed your Google habit

Electrek

Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters.

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Ford and Google enter 6-year strategic partnership

Green Car Congress

Ford and Google announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of Ford’s customer experience. Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). These apps are optimized and integrated for in-vehicle use.

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These new EV charging features are coming to Google Maps

Baua Electric

Map: Google Google’s new Maps features help EV drivers find exact information about EV chargers’ locations, plan charging stops for road trips, and more. This update will roll out globally in “the coming months,” starting with EVs with Google built in, such as those built by Volvo, Polestar, and GMC. Get started here. –ad*

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Gevo, Google Cloud to measure and verify the carbon intensity of biofuels across supply chain

Green Car Congress

Gevo has entered into a partner agreement with Google Cloud to measure and verify the efficacy of next-generation biofuels across the supply chain via full lifecycle sustainability data tracking. Together, Google Cloud and Verity expect to work on product-level engagements to address market and customer needs.

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Electric Volvo XC40 features new infotainment system powered by Android with Google technologies built-in

Green Car Congress

Powered by Android, the new infotainment system offers customers unprecedented personalization, improved levels of intuitiveness and new embedded Google technology and services. The Google Assistant also allows a driver to interact with smart-home devices from the car.

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Google, Ford, GM, & Solar Companies Partner To Promote Scaling Of Virtual Power Plants

CleanTechnica EVs

A group of heavy hitters, including Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker, has formed a coalition that aims to scale up the market for virtual power plants in a bid to increase the resiliency of the grid and help decarbonize the electric sector.

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