Groupe Renault And Google Cloud partner to bring AI/ML to Automotive Manufacturing

Groupe Renault and Google Cloud today have partnered to bring Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to automotive manufacturing.

The partnership will also help Groupe Renault to speed up the digital transformation of its industrial system. The collaboration will further accelerate Industry 4.0 transformation of Groupe Renault, notes the announcement.

Director of Manufacturing and Logistics, the member of Groupe Renault's Executive Committee, José Vicente de los Mozos, said, "This collaboration is a perfect illustration of Groupe Renault' digital strategy, applied here to the industrial field. This agreement and the commitment of our IT, manufacturing and supply chain management teams will allow us to accelerate the deployment of our Industry 4.0 plan designed to transform and connect our production sites and logistics processes around the world to improve our standards of excellence and performance. This partnership is also an asset for Groupe Renault employees who will benefit from high-level training in digital data management."

CEO of Google Cloud, Thomas Kurian, said, "The automotive industry has innovation in its DNA, and there is immense potential for digital technology to have a significant impact on production. We are proud to be partnering with Groupe Renault to help revolutionize the future of automotive manufacturing and power the next generation of supply chain excellence." 

Groupe Renault will leverage Google Cloud's smart analytics, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve its supply chain and manufacturing efficiency. It will further enhance Group Renault's production quality and improve upon overall energy savings. 

The partnership will also help optimize Group Renault's industrial data management platform, notes the announcement.