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by  Bloomberg  | January 19, 2021 The companies will also form a group, Team Upshift, to explore uses of data to develop new retail, create new ownership offers and other services for Ford customers. Ford customer data will not be handed over to Google or Google advertisers, Ford vice-president for strategy, David McClelland, said during a conference call. The automaker will continue to use other cloud service providers and collaborate with other tech companies such as Amazon.com, he sai...

Ford and Google to Accelerate Auto Innovation, Reinvent Connected Vehicle Experience Companies come together in first-of-its-kind partnership to create unique services and capabilities for Ford and Lincoln customers, and to accelerate Fords transformation plan News provided by Share this article (PRNewsfoto/Google Inc.) DEARBORN, Mich. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford and Google today announced a unique strategic partnership to accelerate Fords transformation and reinve...

Ford and Google said on Monday they would collaborate in a "first-of-its-kind partnership to create unique services and capabilities for Ford and Lincoln customers, and to accelerate the automakers transformation plan". Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider "to leverage Googles world-class expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning". The new, six year partnership, beginning in 2023, will see millions of future Ford and Lincoln vehicles at all price...

February 1st, 2021 Brendan McDermid / reuters Google and Ford have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership “that promises to transform both Ford and the auto industry,” Google Cloud CEO, Thomas Kurian, told reporters during a virtual press conference on Monday. “We both believe that the relationship between Google and Ford will establish an innovation powerhouse,” David McClelland, Ford vice president strategy and partnerships, added. “It will accelerate the modernization of our bus...

Ford commits to build Android into its vehicles starting in 2023 Ford and Google have agreed to place Android into the automakers vehicles starting in 2023. The partnership will also establish Google Cloud as Fords preferred cloud service provider and establish a co-operative skunkworks team to improve consumer technology in vehicles. The Android deal applies to Ford- and Lincoln-brand automobiles "at all price points" for 6 years. All the default apps including Google Maps, Google Play for med...

Feb 1st, 2021 If you’re wondering whether you’ll have to upgrade the infotainment system in a future Ford or Lincoln vehicle, then you’re in luck. Ford and Google have announced a new partnership that will bring Android Auto to “millions” of vehicles starting in 2023. The partnership will last up to six years and will make Google the “preferred cloud provider” for Ford while embedding Android Auto into the infotainment system. The two companies will also be working on a new projec...