Valeo uses AI solutions from Google Cloud for faster product development

Valeo has announced an extension of its partnership with Google Cloud to develop new generative AI tools and solutions. Together, the two companies aim to work on cloud-based innovations that will help Valeo teams accelerate and simplify all facets of the digital innovation process within the company. This could not only lead to more responsive product development, but also to a comprehensive increase in efficiency throughout the entire company.

Faster and more productive

For example, Valeo plans to incorporate Google Cloud's AI solutions into the toolbox used by its software development teams to create, correct, optimize, and test code, enabling them to work faster and more productively. Valeo also intends to expand the use of Google Cloud's AI capabilities to increase efficiency and insight throughout the entire software development lifecycle – from requirements analysis to architecture design and the creation of test cases.

Feedback on Optimization

Other areas of cooperation between the two companies include the use of AI tools to increase productivity in vehicle development, production and equipment integration, as well as in quality assurance and customer service. As part of the agreement, Valeo will also deploy new AI tools developed by Google Cloud with its automotive industry customers and exchange useful feedback on optimizing the solutions.

Additionally, under the expanded agreement, Valeo will gain early access to Google's latest generative AI technologies, allowing faster and more seamless integration of generative AI into its software development processes.

Expansion of a Long-Standing Partnership

Valeo is already a partner of Google Cloud for its infrastructure, data, and collaboration offerings and in 2023, with the support of Google Cloud, conducted a hackathon on AI use cases among its employees. The hackathon uncovered numerous new use cases for Google Cloud's gen AI technology in engineering, project management, knowledge management, and industrial maintenance.

"Generative AI has the potential to refine and improve every aspect of the digital value chain in the automotive industry. However, this is only possible if it can absorb the norms, regulations, technical jargon, and other contextual factors that every company faces," said Geoffrey Bouquot, EVP Strategy and CTO at Valeo.