Jaguar Land Rover opens 3 new technology centers

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expanding its global digital capabilities by opening 3 new technology centers in Europe. With this, the car manufacturer is creating nearly 100 new jobs.

At the technology centers, autonomous driving systems are being developed for the next generation of modern luxury cars from JLR. In addition to the six existing technology centers, three new technology centers represent additional investment.

Technology centers in Europe

The three new centers are located in Munich (Germany), Bologna (Italy) and Madrid (Spain). These locations were chosen partly because of the presence of professionals with digital technology expertise.

Munich is one of the most important cities in Europe Technology CentersBut the tech hubs in Spain and Italy are also important and growing tech hubs Europe.

A valuable addition

The establishment of these three new centers is a valuable addition to JLR’s existing technology centers in Portland (USA), Budapest (Hungary), Shannon (Ireland), Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India) and Manchester (UK). Collectively, these centers employ more than 1,100 technicians who are part of JLR’s global engineering team of nearly 9,000 people.

Jaguar Land Rover’s nine technology centers will provide global services and data to the Advanced Product Development Center in Gaydon, UK. There, Jaguar Land Rover creates the next generation of modern luxury cars with a fully connected customer experience.

Many years of cooperation

With the establishment of three new technology centers, Jaguar Land Rover is underlining its multi-year partnership with NVIDIA, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated digitization. Within this partnership, JLR engineers develop and deliver next-generation automated driving systems, digital services and customer experiences.

In new technology centers, teams work with a lot of expertise in systems and operations, software, hardware, and autonomous technology such as verification and validation.