Andhra Pradesh could be the potential ground for experimenting and launching the innovations carried on by Google X. This was indicated by chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, now on a week long tour of the United States, after visiting Google's X facility that has developed Google's driverless cars and Google's glasses projects besides using balloons for spreading Internet.

" Experiments such using stratosphere balloons to give access to Internet to inaccessible areas is one example out of many that can be experiment in our state," said Naidu. That Google X has agreed to collaborate with the Government of Andhra Pradesh and work towards internet penetration to enhance connectivity all over the state is a milestone moment.

Google X CEO Astro Teller made a presentation about the ongoing research and development works at the facility during which a demonstration of the driverless car and use of drones to deliver various products at home was shown to Naidu and his delegation that includes the state finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, the state's Communication Adviser Dr. Parkala Prabhakar and the Principal Secretary in charge of Infrastructure and Investments Ajay Jain.

While applauding Google for its pioneering research, the chief minister said that Andhra Pradesh is embracing technology and innovation and that it wants to collaborate with Google to further its mission. Naidu, earlier on the tour which began on May 5, held his first meeting with Russell Drinker, global director of the architectural consultants M. Moser that is to collaborate to build and develop Amaravati.

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The Chief Minister also met Apple Inc's Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams, Sridhar Vembu, CEO of ZOHO, a technology company which provides SAAS services and is interested to select small towns in southern Andhra Pradesh for their Information Technology operations.Among others he has visited so far include the Governor of California Edmund Gerald 'Jerry' Brown Jr, the founder - CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Reeve Musk and the Vijayawada born Padmasree Warrior who is CEO of US for NIO, an electric vehicle company.