$F Huge Google news: DEARBORN, Mich. and SUNNYVALE, Calif. , Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford and Google today announced a unique strategic partnership to accelerate Ford 's transformation and reinvent the connected vehicle experience. Ford has also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google 's world-class expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). As part of this new, six-year partnership—and beginning in 2023—millions of future Ford and Lincoln vehicles at all price points will be powered by Android, with Google apps and services built-in.