A unique, state-of-the-art centre of excellence (COE) and innovation for the automotive centre, housing approximately 1,000 scientists, engineers, academics, technicians and support staff working on the automotive technology of the future, including:

• Electric Vehicles (including energy storage and e-drives)
• Carbon Reduction (including hybrids, light weighting and composites)
• Smart and Connected Vehicles (on-vehicle competence, driver assist, and cyber security)

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya commented, "The National Automotive Innovation Centre will provide a critical mass of research and development capability combining automotive expertise nationally and internationally in ways that will turn Coventry into the UK's first smart motor city and will also significantly contribute to the delivery of the UK's national industrial strategy."

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