Azure provides various tools for developing applications, along with appropriate environments to deploy and run applications through a cloud-based infrastructure (Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Services, Web Apps to name a few). With Azure DevOps, they provide a highly integrated cloud-based framework as an ecosystem, thereby enabling automation of the entire product development life cycle.

Over the years, Android has seen a steady rise in popularity in the enterprise device space and its market share stands at 78% today. It offers several enterprise solutions, security features, and unparalleled access to a huge community of developers and apps. However, several OEMs find the transition from proprietary OS to Android an uphill task mainly in three aspects: implementation, maintenance, and security.

2018 was an eventful year for Android Automotive in many ways. A large set of OEMs announced plans to deploy Infotainment Systems powered by Android with Google Maps, Play and Assistant in vehicles manufactured from 2021 onwards. Google also announced partnerships with Volvo and Audi to make Android available for vehicles as early as 2019.