JLR to open three self-driving hubs around Europe
UK car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is opening three research hubs around Europe to work on driver assistance systems and artificial intelligence (AI) for self-driving cars using Nvidia technology.
The hubs in France, Spain and Germany will employ up to 100 engineers and join six other tech hubs in USA, Hungary, Ireland, UK, China and India.
The European hubs mark the next phase in JLR’s move to digital technologies using Nvidia’s GPU hardware and software, taking advantage of tech industry downsizing for global recruitment
The new hubs are situated in Munich Germany, Bologna Italy, and Madrid Spain, with the locations chosen because of the availability of digital engineering skills in the area.
Teams based at the new tech hubs have expertise spanning areas of autonomous technology including systems & features, software, verification & validation and hardware as part of a multi-year deal with Nvidia. All roles offer hybrid working patterns.
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The other six hubs employ over 1100 engineers, forming part of JLR’s nearly 9000 strong global engineering force.
The nine hubs will provide services and feed data into the Advanced Product Creation Centre in Gaydon, UK, for next generation vehicle designs.
“We are harnessing talent in autonomous technologies around the world to develop new autonomous technologies for our future products which will deliver a truly modern luxury experience for our clients,” said Thomas Müller, Product Engineering Director at Jaguar Land Rover.
“Software is essential for us to deliver a fully connected experience for our clients and creating global engineering hubs will enable seamless hybrid working across several locations and ensure we harness the best talent for our business.”
JLR is aiming to become carbon net zero across its supply chain, products, and operations by 2039 and has set a roadmap to reduce emissions across its own operations and value chains by 2030 through approved, science-based targets. Electrification is central to this strategy and before 2030 the Range Rover, Discovery and Defender ranges will each have a pure electric model, while Jaguar will be entirely electric.
The company, owned by Tata Motors of India, has two design and engineering sites, three vehicle manufacturing facilities, an engine manufacturing centre, and a battery assembly centre in the UK as well as vehicle plants in China, Brazil, India, Austria and Slovakia
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