There are those who call modern cars “smartphones on wheels,” and they are right. Any current model worth its salt has a giant screen with more typical mobile features, and on top of that, many also run on batteries.
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It is therefore not surprising that in 2018, Google and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance reached an agreement to implement Android in their cars. The fruits of this work are models like the Renault Mégane E-Tech, with the Google operating system and even a Qualcomm processor like those found in mobile phones.
Renault and Google strengthen their alliance
Today, Renault has decided to take this deal a step further, with a special alliance with Google which means the tech giant will be more involved than ever in the automotive world, and Renault is increasingly a brand technological.
More specifically, the agreement relates to the creation of “digital twins” of our cars, a relatively new concept but one that has a lot of potential to improve the technology of future models. Basically, the idea is to create a digital car, a perfect copy of a vehicle, in which it is possible to apply all the modifications you want without necessarily affecting the real car.
In this way, Renault and Google can apply new concepts and services to the car without having to update the software running on the on-board computer; this will enable the continuous integration of new services and applications, operating both on-premises and in the cloud. Regarding the latter, Renault has also appointed Google as cloud providercompared to other companies that opt for Amazon Web Services.
It is to be imagined that Android and Android Auto will be very important in these plans, and that future Renault models will run the operating system and the feature layer. For the user, the great advantage of this alliance and the creation of this “simulation” of his car is that it will allow constantly improving the car with new features
It will also allow the use of real-time diagnosis to detect possible problems and warn the driver, or even solve them yourself. The system will be able to learn from the driver, including frequently visited locations or nearby charging points.
Alongside this announcement, Renault also confirmed the creation of new subsidiaries for the development of electric cars. One of them, called Ampere, has investors like Qualcomm developing “disruptive technologies” in electric cars.
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