Acting On Safety Technology And Innovation

DAIMLER TRUCK INNOVATION CENTER INDIA HAS COMMENCED OPERATIONS. ASHISH BHATIA LOOKS INTO THE LARGEST DAIMLER TRUCK AG CENTRE OUTSIDE GERMANY, ACTING ON CRUCIAL FRONTS OF MOBILITY.

- ASHISH BHATIA

Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTIC) in Bengaluru has D commenced operations. It is the most significant innovation and development centre outside Germany for Daimler Truck AG as a captive unit with 1300 skilled engineers. Focused on crucial aspects of mobility like safety technology and innovation, the centre will act as the hub of research, product engineering, innovation and Information Technology (IT). The standalone entity in India, according to Raghavendra Vaidya, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, DTICI is vital to the future engineering and design roadmap at the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Addressing the needs of its domestic and global regions of interest, the centre, he pointed out, is well equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and tools. It will act upon innovative research projects to help align with the crucial fronts of mobility. It comes as a critical development post-Daimler AG spun off its trucks business from Mercedes-Benz cars. The two-vehicle businesses were quite distinct, with different customers, technologies and financial requirements calling upon the need for a dedicated centre for innovation.