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An India-based information technology company Wipro on Tuesday opened an innovation center at Detroit with an aim to develop new technologies and solutions for automobile makers and their suppliers.
"The technology hub will strengthen our relationship with Detroit's automotive community, develop and showcase new technologies and solutions for automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), tier-I suppliers, insurers, technology firms, and others," said the city-based IT behemoth in a statement in Bengaluru.
The company opened an automotive engineering center at Detroit in 2017 and leveraged local talent for the development, design, and validation of automotive cockpit electronic products such as connectivity systems, navigation systems, head-up displays, instrument clusters, vehicle diagnostics, advanced safety systems, and advanced analytics.
The center will create solutions to leverage analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud, crowdsourcing, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
The hub will evangelize connected vehicle technologies with in-vehicle onboard sensor data management, Human Machine Interface (HMI), big data insights and end-user mobile apps for delivering personalized driving/mobility experiences.
"The convergence of automotive and digital tech creates a new ecosystem that will drive the rules of success for manufacturers and suppliers," said Wipro president for marketing, innovation, and technology Milan Rao in the statement.
The center will serve as a hub where automotive manufacturers, technology partners, analysts, and auto industry forums can collaborate on disruptive ideas.
"The automotive industry is in the midst of transformative phase with opportunities for technology and manufacturers to foster innovation and create the user experience," said Wipro vice-president for industrial and engineering business Harmeet Chauhan.
The center also highlights the significance of Detroit as a hub for collaboration with customers and the reskilling of the automotive engineering workforce as the demand for software and software engineering related services surges.
With over two decades of experience in engineering and developing solutions for the automotive industry, Wipro is balanced to enable innovation locally and address its clients' time to market challenges.
"The core product, customer experiences across the product ownership lifecycle and business models in the industry are at the cusp of a transformation," said Wipro global head for automotive business Alex Beylin in the statement.
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