Continental Inaugurates new State-of-the-art Campus for its Technical Center in Bengaluru
#Continental #TechnicalCenter #PrashanthDoreswamy“Continental is committed to India. Thanks to a strong local ecosystem, progressive legislation, and our huge engineering talent enabling our ambitious growth. We have made significant investments here in the last few years, including Greenfield manufacturing plants and the expansion of production lines for vehicle electronics for passenger cars and two-wheelers. Our new R&D campus represents yet another milestone in our growth.” - Prashanth Doreswamy, President and CEO, Continental India
November 2022: Continental has inaugurated its Rs. 1000-Crore (about €119 million) campus for its Technical Center India in the presence of Minister Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan, Government of Karnataka, responsible for Electronics, Information Technology - Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Higher Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood. Several industry dignitaries, senior representatives from the automotive OEM community, together with the global leadership team of Continental graced the occasion.
The one million sq ft state-of-the-art campus is located at Electronic City Phase II in Bengaluru. The facility can house over 6500 employees. The campus brings together the broad range of Continental’s technology capabilities in a vibrant, collaborative environment designed to accommodate the needs of future work. The new campus houses hi-tech software, hardware, and vehicle test facilities for R&D and a plethora of training centers, with each floor equipped with multiple collaboration areas, all of which contribute to enabling innovation.
With a Platinum Certification from India Green Building Council (IGBC), the campus is rife with green lung spaces, renewable energy sources, and rainwater harvesting, all of which contribute to Continental’s sustainability ambitions. With a strong workforce, TCI is one of Continental’s largest and key R&D locations globally, catering to both global and local markets. Established in 2009, the center has grown over the years both in terms of people and competencies. TCI will extend its services to all five automotive business areas - Autonomous Mobility, Architecture and Networking, Safety and Motion, Smart Mobility, and User Experience.
At the inauguration, Prashanth Doreswamy, President and CEO, Continental India, said, “Continental is committed to India. Thanks to a strong local ecosystem, progressive legislation, and our huge engineering talent enabling our ambitious growth. We have made significant investments here in the last few years, including Greenfield manufacturing plants and the expansion of production lines for vehicle electronics for passenger cars and two-wheelers. Our new R&D campus represents yet another milestone in our growth.”
Explaining further about the TCI vision, Latha Chembrakalam, Head of Technical Center India, Continental Automotive added, “Technology and its multiplier effect drive business transformations, competitive advantages and newer customer experiences. With the evolution of software-defined vehicles, there will be further growth of safety and convenience features, newer in-vehicle experiences, and so on. TCI will continue to have a larger role to play in Continental’s efforts to define the future of mobility, and our engineers play a key role in placing India on the global automotive R&D map.”
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