Renault subsidiary Ampere inaugurates software centre near Nice
With almost 200 software engineers, Ampere intends to tackle R&D topics such as AI, connectivity, Over The Air functionalities, driving aids, cybersecurity & safety, architecture, validation and software integration. Moreover, the French say that “key tech partners” such as Google and Qualcomm are on board and that it is collaborating with research institutes, start-ups and universities.
The building was designed for the company’s in-vehicle software development, says Ampere. The software centre is located in the heart of the European technology park Sophia Antipolis in Southern France, on a site of over 4,600 square metres. It has 800 square metres of software research laboratories and 2,200 square metres of office space with a total capacity of 340 people. The site has 214 tertiary offices, 70 laboratory test benches and an automotive test laboratory, the company specifies.
Renault founded Ampere a year ago and bundled its electric car business into it. The IPO was initially planned for the first half of 2024, but this has been cancelled for the time being. Ampere has placed software at the centre of its strategy, as this is expected to account for around 40 per cent of the cost of a vehicle by 2030. To develop connected and intelligent electric vehicles, Ampere has over 1,800 software engineers who have been integrated since the acquisition of the Intel teams in 2017. Ampere aims to offer the first software-defined vehicle in Europe as early as 2026. In October, Ampere presented a concept car called Emblème, which represents the vision of a family vehicle with a combined battery and fuel cell drive.
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