German engineering giant Bosch on Friday inaugurated the first phase of expansion of its development centre in Adugodi, Bengaluru. The leading global supplier of technology and services began revamping its oldest facility in India into a technology and development centre in 2014, and since then, the company has invested around Rs 350 crore.
“The two newly inaugurated buildings in Adugodi have state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and accommodate over 3,000 associates. Adugodi will house the majority of the local development, including R&D centres of Bosch, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions and Bosch Home Appliances,” Bosch Group India President Steffen Berns mentioned. The envisioned development of the facility will take place in several phases.
The 51,000-sq metre new development centre will involve in engineering and R&D activities, largely in the realm of automotive — engineers will work on key topics such as driver assistance and passive safety, active safety, anti-lock braking system (ABS) and electronic stability programme (ESP), and hardware development. Other areas of focus include big data and software solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT).
“For the second phase of expansion, we will further invest in the coming years to develop Bosch Adugodi into a state-of-the-art R&D facility,” said Peter Tyroller, member of the board of management of the Bosch Group responsible for Asia Pacific. In 2016, Bosch India will invest around Rs 1,170 crore, and plans to hire 3,000 engineers for software development, country-wide.