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BMW and SAP Join Forces to Build German Auto Data Alliance
- Siemens, Deutsche Telekom also join the cloud data group
- Automotive alliance won’t rely on U.S., Chinese cloud services
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Germany’s biggest industrial and technology firms formed a data-sharing alliance with carmakers as Europe’s biggest economy fights to recover ground lost to U.S. and Chinese competition.
Industrials giant Siemens AG and technology firm SAP SE will collaborate with automaker BMW AG and others to build a cloud-based data exchange platform that doesn’t rely on U.S. or Chinese technology.