Valeo, a leading global auto parts maker, has set up a Centre of Excellence at Vellore Institute of Technology’s (VIT)-Vellore campus. The 1,800 sq ft facility showcases the products and technologies of Valeo in the areas of powertrain systems, thermal systems, visibility systems and autonomous driving to provide an exposure to the students on the current and futuristic auto industry trends. The Centre will be utilised by research scholars and students for experimentation and testing of their projects and computational studies. Valeo has also initiated joint research projects on emerging technologies along with VIT and the teams are working on five projects currently.The company’s R&D division has recruited close to 60 engineers from VIT in the last 3–5 years, according to a company statement. Our Bureau

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