Here is some more info about MB(RDI):
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"How India is shaping Mercedes-Benz's most cutting-edge innovations
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) has emerged as the German carmaker's biggest R&D centre globally. It is powering the company's some of the most cutting-edge systems and tech updates
Updated Jun 12, 2022 | 09:24 AM IST
The Stuttgart, Germany-based carmaker Mercedes-Benz’s India research centre is the company’s largest research & development (R&D) facility outside its home country. The Bengaluru-based facility, which draws from the best of India's IT talent pool, is driving the bulk of technology development after over two decades of its establishment as a captive centre. It is here that the majority of the company’s technology development for autonomous vehicles and connected cars occurs in collaboration with global teams.
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India’s (MBRDI’s) fingerprints are all over the company; it is an indispensable part of everything from infotainment systems to automated solutions and computer vision to the design and production elements of the ultra-premium vehicles.
“We spent our formative years as a student, learning from a company which already had 100 years of car-making history. Now, with the advent of digital, we’ve become the largest R& D hub globally,” said Manu Saale, managing director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) told Economic Times.
Saale attributed MBRDI’s emergence as a powerhouse of innovation to India’s growing talent pool. It employs some 9000 workers and is expected to hire 1000 more during the year.
MBRDI is in “hyper mode” to recruit people with digital skills, which Saale says is akin to hiring for an IT company. With the break-neck speed of innovation in the car industry, Saale expects high-throttle requirements to continue over the next few years.
Among MBRDI’s many contributions include its work on MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) which boasts of features like the interior assist—the complete AI software for which was developed at MBRDI.
It was also instrumental in developing ‘Hey Mercedes’ feature. The centre is also closely involved in the development of the MB. OS (Mercedes-Benz Operating System) which is expected to be the core software platform for all its cars from 2024."
https://www.mbrdi.co.in/news-room/
You have already seen this info. But I bring it again in full length because from my point of view it is important to recognize the interaction of MB India and Germany and who takes over which work. I assume that they have integrated Akida into the Nvidia system:
Electric Software Hub: Software integration factory at the Sindelfingen site
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April 08, 2022 - Mercedes-Benz is aiming for a leadership role in both electric driving and vehicle software. In order to accelerate this development, the company has invested more than 200 million euros in the Electric Software Hub in the Mercedes Technology Center (MTC) in Sindelfingen. There, numerous software, hardware, system integration and testing functions are bundled under one roof. At the same time, Mercedes-Benz is intensifying its approach of cross-departmental cooperation.
The Electric Software Hub accelerates the transformation of Mercedes-Benz. A strategic pillar of the company manifests itself here: "Lead in electric drive and car software". From 2025, all new vehicle architectures will be exclusively electric. When it comes to vehicle software, Mercedes-Benz is pursuing a holistic approach that ranges from basic research and development through to the coding of software scopes. In Sindelfingen alone, around 1,000 new jobs are currently being created for software developers. Up to 2,000 additional jobs are currently being added in the global R&D network. The Electric Software Hub brings together the two strategic key issues for the future of Mercedes-Benz and strengthens the role of the Sindelfingen location as a central development and qualification hub.
Markus Schaefer Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer responsible for development and purchasing
Faster and more efficient development
With increasing digitalization, the control units in the vehicle are taking on more and more complex tasks - from infotainment to driver assistance systems to electric drives. The integration of all components is thus gaining in importance. This process is highly complex. This is all the more true as vehicle development is no longer completed at a certain point. Cars in customer hands also receive continuous software updates with new and improved functions. The Electric Software Hub offers decisive advantages in this new vehicle world: around 1,100 experts from 19 cross-functional departments work closer together than ever. Together with the expansion of digital test procedures, this increases both the speed and the quality of the integration processes. The intensive networking of the disciplines in one building makes the Electric Software Hub exceptional. It stands for Simultaneous Engineering and Seamless Integration at its best.
With the Electric Software Hub, Mercedes-Benz opens a software integration factory at the Sindelfingen location.
The new building has 70,000 square meters of space spread over eight floors. Inside the Electric Software Hub, the entire electrics/electronics integration process of vehicle development is reflected. The employees ensure that all hardware and software components that are created in research and development work perfectly and interact smoothly. Software and hardware continue to flow into the vehicle from top to bottom – from the code to the product – until they are integrated into vehicle prototypes on the lower surfaces. In this phase, there is an intensive exchange with the global vehicle factories, so that new developments can be optimally transferred to series production.
Electric Software Hub Sindelfingen.
Voices on the Electric Software Hub
Sabine Kohleisen - Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, responsible for Human Resources and Labor Director
Jörg Burzer - Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production and Supply Chain Management
Ergun Lumali - Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the General Works Council of Mercedes-Benz Group AG"
https://group.mercedes-benz.com/unt...ingen/electric-software-hub-sindelfingen.html