In Major Auto Partnership, Google’s Android System to Power Dashboard Media Display

Car makers have been reluctant to cede control to tech rivals; drivers will have better integration of Google’s maps, app store and voice-activated assistant

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is making a major push into the auto industry, partnering with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to use the tech company’s Android operating system to power media display that will eventually be sold in millions of cars world-wide.

The auto-making alliance, which together sells more vehicles than any other auto maker, is picking Google to provide the operating system for its next-generation infotainment system, marking a major victory for the Silicon Valley tech giant, which has spent more than...