BMW Group & Tata Technologies : Collaboration focused on the development of Vehicle Software

The BMW Group and Tata Technologies, a global product design and digital services company, announced that they have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to establish a software and IT development hub with centres in Pune, Bangalore and Chennai, India. The main development and operational activities will be located in Bangalore and Pune. The Chennai centre will be engaged in enterprise IT solutions. The execution of the agreement to form the joint venture is subject to review and approval by the relevant authorities.

Ενσαρκώνοντας την κουλτούρα του «Engineer in India for the World», η  κοινοπραξία θα αξιοποιήσει την τεχνογνωσία της Tata Technologies στον τομέα της ψηφιακής μηχανικής (digital engineering) και τη δεξαμενή ταλέντων στην Ινδία για να συμβάλει στη στρατηγική επέκταση των δυνατοτήτων κωδικοποίησης λογισμικού του BMW Group σε παγκόσμιους κόμβους πληροφορικής και σε δραστηριότητες 24/7. Η κοινοπραξία θα επικεντρωθεί στη στρατηγική ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, συμπεριλαμβανομένων λύσεων για οχήματα που καθορίζονται από λογισμικό (Software-Defined Vehicles – SDV). Στον τομέα του λογισμικού οχημάτων, η έμφαση θα δοθεί στην αυτοματοποιημένη οδήγηση, την ψυχαγωγία και τις ψηφιακές υπηρεσίες. Στην επιχειρηματική πληροφορική, η κοινοπραξία θα εστιάσει στην ψηφιοποίηση και αυτοματοποίηση στους τομείς της ανάπτυξης προϊόντων, της παραγωγής και των πωλήσεων. Οι εργασίες της κοινοπραξίας θα ξεκινήσουν με 100 εκπαιδευμένους και έμπειρους επαγγελματίες της TATA Technologies, οι οποίοι  θα συνεισφέρουν άμεσα και ουσιαστικά σε project ανάπτυξης λογισμικού. Ο αριθμός των εργαζομένων είναι πιθανό να αυξηθεί σύντομα σε τετραψήφιο τα επόμενα χρόνια.

Ο Christopher Grote , Senior Vice President of Software and Architecture Electrical / Electronic of BMW Group stated: "Our partnership with Tata Technologies will accelerate our progress in software-defined vehicles. Comparing on an international level, India has a large pool of talent with excellent software skills that can contribute to our proficiency in the software domain. Vehicle software development for the BMW Group means working with leading-edge processes and tools, which in turn gives Indian software engineers the opportunity to shape modern, premium automotive experiences in future areas such as highly automated driving and artificial intelligence."

"The expansion of international DevOps* hubs has clearly proven to be a successful model for the BMW Group," said Alexander Buresch, CIO and Senior Vice President of BMW Group IT. "Therefore, I am very pleased that we have found a strong and valuable technology partner in Tata Technologies and we are now expanding our footprint in India."

Commenting on the cooperation, the Warren Harris, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Technologies, stated: "Our partnership with the BMW Group demonstrates our commitment to providing leading solutions in the field of automotive software and digital engineering to customers around the world. Aligned with our vision of creating a better world, we are excited to bring our expertise to the forefront, helping the BMW Group build premium products, deliver exceptional digital experiences to its customers and drive its digital transformation journey in Business IT."

Ο Nachiket Paranjpe, President of Car Sales in Tata Technologies, commented, "In the evolving landscape of the automotive industry, the move towards software-defined vehicles represents a pivotal change in vehicle software and its development methodology. We will leverage our deep domain knowledge and SDV expertise to work with the BMW Group towards designing vehicles that are not just technologically advanced, but deliver exceptional experiences to consumers around the world."

This partnership between Tata Technologies and the BMW Group represents a shared vision of innovation and excellence in vehicle engineering and digital solutions.