IBM Links French Rail, BMW Sports Cars to Widen Watson's Appeal
- Germany is new global headquarters of connected-device effort
- Watson striking deals with autos, industry for AI service
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IBM’s artificial intelligence arm is striking deals with the French railway to help it head off costly repairs, and with the world’s largest car-parts maker Bosch to create cars and appliances that can self-order worn parts.
The deals with France’s SNCF national rail system, Robert Bosch GmbH, and payment processor Visa Inc., were announced Thursday alongside the opening of IBM’s $200 million global headquarters for industrial applications of software in Munich, and are part of a push to spread its Watson computing service in Europe.