Technology company Microsoft has partnered with the alliance between automotive manufacturers Renault-Nissan to work on connected car technologies. The services will provide advanced navigation, remote monitoring of car features, and over-the-air updates for cars connected to Microsoft’s cloud computing platform Azure. Renault-Nissan aims to develop over 10 autonomous vehicles by 2020.

The alliance said last week it would buy French software development company Sylpheo to offer new services including ride hailing and car sharing.

Automakers from Toyota Motor Corp to General Motors have been investing in software firms and tech start-ups to position themselves for the rise of autonomous driving, ride-sharing and other connected services which threaten the traditional vehicle ownership model that has dominated the past century.