Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. are about to do what many carmakers have been trying to avoid: let Google into the dashboard.
The French-Japanese auto alliance announced Tuesday a technology partnership that will make its vehicles among the first to use Google's Android operating system in the dashboard, letting Alphabet Inc.'s software control mapping and navigation, infotainment and a suite of apps directly installed in the car.
Most carmakers allow Android Auto and Apple Inc.'s CarPlay into the dashboard only by plugging in a smartphone and projecting a limited number of apps onto the vehicle's touch screen.