Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
2 use cases using this technology
ElevenLabs: Scaling Voice AI with GPU-Accelerated Infrastructure
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs runs its voice AI platform for text-to-speech, voice cloning and speech-to-speech translation on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with NVIDIA GPUs, using GPU optimization strategies such as Multi-Instance GPUs and GPU time sharing to improve utilization and reduce costs. The platform generates 600 hours of audio for every hour of real time, supports 29 languages (expanding to 40), and is reportedly used by 41% of Fortune 500 companies, powering products including AI Dubbing Studio, long-form audio for audiobooks and podcasts, article narration for outlets like The New York Times, and real-time conversational AI assistants.
Toyota shifts into overdrive: Developing an AI platform for enhanced manufacturing efficiency
Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota's Production Digital Transformation Office built an in-house AI Platform on a Google Cloud hybrid architecture that lets factory floor employees create machine learning models without AI expertise, automating manual, labor-intensive tasks. Built by a six-person team in about 1.5 years, the platform runs at all 10 Toyota car and unit manufacturing factories; the number of models created rose from 8,000 in 2023 to 10,000 in 2024, saving over 10,000 man-hours per year, with nearly 1,200 active users and 400+ trained annually.