JLR opens three new tech hubs in Europe to accelerate self-driving tech

Jaguar Land Rover opens three new tech hubs in Europe to accelerate self-driving techNew engineering hubs in Germany, Italy and Spain to work on developing driver assistance systems and AI for self-driving cars of the future; join six JLR tech hubs in USA, Hungary, Ireland, UK, China and IndiaJaguar Land Rover is expanding its global digital capability and has opened three new tech hubs in Europe last month, creating nearly 100 new engineering jobs. The hubs are set up to develop autonomous driving systems for JLR’s next generation of modern luxury vehicles, and come in addition to the six existing global tech hubs JLR has invested in. The new hubs’ inception comes in addition to existing JLR tech hubs in Portland (USA), Budapest (Hungary), Shannon (Ireland), Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India) and Manchester in the UK. Collectively these hubs employ over 1,100 engineers, forming part of JLR’s nearly 9,000-strong global engineering force. Teams based at the new tech hubs have expertise spanning areas of autonomous technology including systems & features, software, verification and validation and hardware.