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\u00a9 Robert Bosch GmbH 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Bosch in Sophia Antipolis<\/h2>\n
The principal activity of the Bosch R&D center will be the development of\u00a0driving-assistance systems<\/strong>. \u201cThe principal challenge of automated vehicles lies in making it autonomous of its driver and making the correct decisions in the driver\u2019s place. As such, Bosch is working on the conception of a camera and systems that will continuously calculate in real time the actions and reactions required in order to respond to every situation it encounters during different driving situations\u201d, declared\u00a0Pierre Maillot<\/strong>, director of business development for Bosch France.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Bosch Vision Tec<\/strong>\u00a0center, working globally, plans to bring\u00a0differentiated, high-value-added solutions<\/strong>\u00a0in the field of automobile construction regarding design plans, components, and calculating power.\u00a0Team Cote d\u2019Azur<\/strong>\u00a0facilitated this implantation project from the start, in prospection, the research of locations, and the engineering of incentives.\u00a0Some thirty engineers<\/strong>\u00a0will be integrated between now and the end of the year on the Sophia Antipolis site, which will officially open its doors In October, 2015.<\/p>\n The wealth of the ecosystem was the decisive element in choosing Sophia Antipolis, as was stated by\u00a0Guy Maugis<\/strong>, President of Bosch France. \u201cSophia Antipolis represents a more than favorable ecosystem for research and development in the field of electronics. I am proud to announce that it is here, in France, that we have easily found all of the skills necessary to carry out our research into electronic assistance systems related to the automated vehicle program.\u201d<\/p>\n Capitalizing on the strong expertise of Sophia Antipolis in the fields of\u00a0Internet of Things (IoT)<\/strong>,\u00a0embedded electronics and software<\/strong>,\u00a0wireless and security technology<\/strong>, and\u00a03D imaging<\/strong>, as well as in the\u00a0e-mobility<\/strong>\u00a0boom in Nice and the Cote d\u2019Azur at large, the connected-vehicle industry is currently developing at the highest level on the Cote d\u2019Azur.<\/p>\n Bosch will therefore be able to count on local \u2013 but nonetheless internationally renowned \u2013 partners to help guide its R&D activities:\u00a0Huawei<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Scaleo Chip<\/strong>\u00a0for their expertise in imagery,\u00a0Eurecom<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Inria<\/strong>\u00a0for the analysis of visual systems,\u00a0ETSI<\/strong>\u00a0for applied telecommunication standards, \u00a0Cadence<\/strong>,\u00a0Synergie CAD<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0ARM\u00a0<\/strong>for semi-conductors,\u00a0and other leaders in the automobile sector such as\u00a0Toyota<\/strong>,\u00a0Magneti Marelli<\/strong>, and\u00a0BMW<\/strong>, who are already present on the Cote d\u2019Azur, as well as\u00a0Hitachi<\/strong>,\u00a0Visteon<\/strong>,\u00a0Altran Praxis<\/strong>,\u00a0M2MSolution<\/strong>, and\u00a0Myxyty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Bosch is also a partner of the city of Nice<\/strong>, since June 2014, in the smart management of vehicles and buildings. The metropolis, which has made itself a\u00a0pioneer in the field of smart city\u00a0and eco-technologies, plans to develop on its soil a number of experiences and innovations of interest to the connected-vehicle industry: Govecs\/Newteon and\u00a0Eccity Motors<\/strong>\u00a0electric scooters, energy management of BMWs solar carport with\u00a0Beegy<\/strong>,\u00a0Advansolar<\/strong>\u00a0solar recharging infrastructure, car-sharing with\u00a0Vulog<\/strong>, the\u00a0Elocar<\/strong>\u00a0connected garage, and the WATT electric bus and unlimited autonomy system for the airport.<\/p>\n The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. The company employs roughly 360,000 associates worldwide (as per April 1, 2015), and generated sales of 49 billion euros in 2014.* Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including its sales and service partners, Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries.<\/p>\n The Bosch Group is present in France since 1899 with the opening of its first representative office. It is also in Paris, in 1905, Bosch installs the first plant outside of Germany. With 24 plants and 10 for Research & Development, all activities of the Group are represented in France. The Group achieved in 2014, with a staff of 6000 people, a turnover of \u20ac 2.2 billion in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bosch announced on June 26th the opening of \u201cBosch Vision Tec\u201d, a new R&D center specialized in automated and connected vehicles in Sophia Antipolis. We believe Sophia Antipolis stands out as the very best location to establish a worldwide competence center in image signal processing (ISP) ahead of Silicon Valley \u00bb M. Guy Maugis,\u00a0President BOSCH […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[112,98,104],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA connected-vehicle industry developing rapidly on the Cote d\u2019Azur.<\/h2>\n
About Bosch<\/h2>\n