Hyderabad: BITS Pilani, Daimler Truck Innovation Center India launch SPARK Lab

BITS Pilani and Daimler Truck Innovation Center India have entered into a strategic partnership to establish the SPARK Lab. The initiative will promote innovation, talent development and interdisciplinary research in software, product development and artificial intelligence for intelligent commercial vehicles.

Hyderabad: Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, and Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI) have entered into a strategic partnership to establish the Software, Product, AI Research & Knowledge (SPARK) Lab.

The partnership seeks to create an ecosystem where innovation, talent development and industry relevance reinforce each other.

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DTICI MD and CEO Radhakrishnan Kodakkal said the future of trucks would be defined as much by software and AI as by engineering excellence. “Through this partnership, we are creating a platform where academia and industry can come together to accelerate innovation and shape the next generation of intelligent, connected and sustainable commercial vehicles,” he said.

BITS Pilani Vice Chancellor Prof. V Ramgopal Rao said the SPARK Lab would act as a catalyst for innovation, interdisciplinary research and technology development.