Tata Tech–Emerson Partnership Cuts Mobility Testing Time by 67%
In a major step towards redefining how future vehicles are tested, Tata Technologies and Emerson have teamed up to develop smarter, faster testing and validation solutions for electric, autonomous, and next-gen software-driven vehicles.
This partnership brings together Tata Technologies' deep know-how in mobility engineering with Emerson's cutting-edge tools for testing and automation. The goal? To help global carmakers, aerospace giants, and commercial vehicle manufacturers cut down development time and build better products—faster.
And it's already showing results. In one of their pilot projects with a top European luxury carmaker, the two companies managed to build EV powertrain test rigs in just five months. That's a whopping 67% faster than the industry standard. Another collaboration saw them run over 30,000 test scenarios on an infotainment display system, significantly shrinking the product development timeline.
'We're excited to work with Emerson on building intelligent and automated testing tools,' said Nachiket Paranjpe, President and Head of Automotive Sales at Tata Technologies. 'It's part of our bigger vision—to make the future of mobility software-defined, efficient, and customer-focused.'
Echoing this enthusiasm, Shitendra Bhattacharya, Country Head of Emerson's Test and Measurement business in India, said the partnership represents a 'powerful synergy' that will help automakers simplify the complex task of bringing next-gen vehicles to market.
Pilot programs are already live in India, Europe, and North America, with more global rollouts in the pipeline. For both companies, this is more than a partnership—it's a shared commitment to accelerating the shift to smarter, cleaner, and safer mobility.
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