New Delhi: Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (Daimler Truck), on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) to arrange a expertise epicentre to establish mid to long-term options mandatory for the way forward for mobility. The partnership named as DICV-IITMIC was inaugurated at the moment at IIT Madras Research Park located within the metropolis, the automaker stated in a launch.
Under this MoU, DICV will companion with IITMIC to establish, mentor and supply alternatives to Indian expertise startup corporations that may work to search out futuristic options for the Indian mobility house, within the years forward, the corporate stated.
The DICV and IITMIC will collectively incubate Indian expertise startups working within the areas of future mobility. The focus shall be on all elements like decarbonization (Electric, Hydrogen), Road security (ADAS based mostly security applied sciences), Efficiency (Autonomous, linked autos, Data Analytics), Ecosystem creation (Truck as a Service “TaaS”) and even put together the trade for paradigm shifts in provide chain and logistics, manufacturing, product growth, software program pushed automobile architectures, ESG and different allied areas.
According to Satyakam Arya, Managing Director & CEO, DICV, the corporate partnership with IITMIC is a watershed second as a result of this collaboration relies on a typical perception that expertise ought to be created and leveraged to rework {the marketplace} and never simply product choices.
“We additionally consider that by investing in and nurturing vibrant Indian expertise startup corporations we are going to contribute to India’s rising economic system and sustainably lead the change in industrial autos, logistics and within the area of mobility providers,” he added.
DICV-IITMIC will leverage DICV’s industrial autos area experience and IITMIC’s proficiency in academia to strengthen the innovation and startup ecosystem throughout India. The partnership will allow DICV to facilitate innovation in rising applied sciences and developments as a way to co-create long run mobility options, which is the following section of progress in India.
Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, President, IIT Madras Research Park, IITM Incubation Cell, stated, “This DICV-IITMIC joint incubator would strive to become a leading incubator, where young talent flourishes; further it will become a think tank for fossil-fuel free world tomorrow. IITMIC and DICV will leverage our respective strengths to jointly provide mentorship and nurture start-ups by exchanging and participating in seminars, forums, events and symposiums that will help drive solutions for future mobility.”
Situated in IIT Madras Research Park, that is India’s first University-based Research Park and Incubation Cell. It is India’s main Deep-Tech Startup hub to drive options for future mobility. DICV signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IITMIC and has arrange the Co-incubation Cell at IIT Madras Research Park.
Source: auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com