DENSO Opens Satellite Research and Development (R&D) Lab in Montreal, Canada
January 11, 2019 at 01:18 am IST
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DENSO announced it has opened a satellite research and development (R&D) lab in Montreal, Canada. DENSO is opening satellite R&D labs around the world to accelerate advanced R&D within the automotive industry. Research activities in Montreal will focus on innovations in advanced technology like artificial intelligence (AI). Montreal was selected as the location for the newest satellite R&D lab due to its unique, interconnected and collaborative AI ecosystem. This new initiative will create high-value-add jobs in the mobility space within the Greater Montreal region and will support DENSO's overall global R&D activity. There is an ongoing search for a local leader. In the interim, Pat Bassett, vice president of DENSO's North America Research and Engineering Center, will oversee the Montreal lab. To expedite innovation, DENSO announced its long-term plan in 2017 to broaden advanced R&D capabilities outside of Japan. The Montreal, Canada location represents this activity.
Denso Corporation is one of the world's largest producers of automotive equipment. The products include air conditioning systems, radiators, alternators, motors, starters, airbag sensors, etc. The group also offers industrial robots, automated industrial systems, etc.
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