Toyota announced Monday that it will marry Amazon’s cloud computing department in a new program.
Through this partnership, the Japanese automaker and e-commerce giant seek to “develop, implement and manage the next generation of data-driven mobility for the safety, safety, convenience and convenience of Toyota’s driving force and cloud passengers. vehicles.” according to a press release.
Toyota noted that this partnership will expand ride-sharing services, behavioral insurance models, and maintenance notifications. Prior to this agreement, Toyota had already partnered with Amazon through its web services division.
Amazon is increasingly looking for a partner with automakers. Last month, the e-commerce giant announced a marriage relationship between its Web Services department and Volkswagen. The purpose of the marital relationship, according to the automobile manufacturer, was to turn its cloud platforms into an “industry-wide market” for the exchange of commercial applications.
According to Nihar Patel, Volkswagen’s executive vice president for the strategic core, this resolution will provide a faster path to mechanization and digitization of various plant operations.
Toyota and Volkswagen are the time and third largest car manufacturer in the world in terms of market capitalization, respectively. They’re just succeeding through Tesla, which doesn’t agree with Amazon. Amazon Web Services is used lately through Uber, Avis Budget Group, BMW, Formula One and many other automotive entities.
Toyota, like other global automotive markers, expired by coronavirus Photo: AFP / Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD