Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to open a software engineering centre in Shannon, Republic of Ireland, in 2018. The company is creating 150 jobs and the people in this centre will work alongside Jaguar Land Rover's engineering team in the UK. The Shannon facility will play an important role in shaping the company's vision for electric and automated driving vehicles. It will develop new technologies to support electrification and self-driving features on future Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles.
Nick Rogers, Executive Director of Product Engineering, said: "Technical innovation lies at the heart of Jaguar Land Rover and our innovation is continuous. The new facility provides an exciting opportunity for us to pioneer future autonomous and electrification technologies. The heart of our business will always be in the UK. The creation of a team in Shannon strengthens our international engineering capabilities and complements our existing team of more than 10,000 engineers based in the UK."
The Shannon team will start by developing the next generation of electrical architecture as well as exploring advanced driver assistance systems features for future vehicles. Jaguar Land Rover had earlier announced that all new vehicle lines will be offered with the option of electrification from 2020, giving customers even more choice. It will introduce a portfolio of electrified products across the model range, embracing fully electric, plug-in hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles. The first fully electric performance SUV, the Jaguar I-PACE, will go on sale this year.
