SynopsisL&T Technology Services has opened a new Engineering Intelligence Centre in Munich, Germany, which will focus on AI-driven product engineering and software-defined mobility. It aims to serve clients in the mobility, industrial, and medical technology sectors. The centre will also act as a co-development hub for AI solutions.ETtechL&T Technology Services inaugurated an Engineering Intelligence (EI) Centre of Excellence in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, as the engineering services company sharpens its focus on artificial intelligence (AI)-led product engineering and software-defined mobility amid increasing demand from European clients.The centre will cater to mobility, industrial and medical technology clients, and function as a customer-facing co-development hub for AI-led engineering solutions, said CEO Amit Chadha.He told ET that the Munich facility will serve as a “spoke” connected to LTTS’ larger engineering hubs in Bengaluru and Mysuru, enabling the company to develop localised use cases closer to customers while continuing core engineering work from India.“We believe we will need to set up these AI labs and centres of excellence globally near our customers,” Chadha said, adding that the company is planning a similar centre in Santa Clara in the US.The Mumbai-based Larsen & Toubro (L&T) subsidiary said the centre will focus on areas such as physical AI, industrial automation, AI at the edge, data engineering, semiconductor engineering and software-defined systems.“As we look at the future, we look at AI not being a single-layer answer, but a six-layer one,” Chadha said, referring to power and cooling infrastructure, chips, data centres, data engineering, models and applications.LTTS said the facility will not only act as a demonstration centre for clients but also support live development and co-development projects, in addition to the 500 people in its Munich office working on mobility-oriented technologies.The centre also forms part of LTTS’ broader “Lakshya” strategy, under which the company is focusing on software-defined mobility, AI software, energy, computing and storage, industrial automation and medtech.The company wants to double its revenue growth under the strategy, though it did not disclose a timeline for doing so.Chadha said the company expects AI adoption across engineering and manufacturing to accelerate and added that nearly all of LTTS’ current bids now include an AI component. LTTS aims to increase the proportion of employees trained in AI from 35-40% currently to nearly 80% by the end of the year.The move comes as Europe is emerging as one of the fastest-growing regions for engineering research and development services, with Germany being the largest spender on engineering and technology, according to Chadha. ...moreElevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea.Subscribe Now