ZF Group Launches Digital Development Hub in Bengaluru
ZF’s largest Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product development hub outside Europe, focused on building the SCALAR fleet orchestration platform for commercial vehicles and other innovative digital solutions.
The hub drives end-to-end product development, integrating product management, design, and engineering to create high-impact SaaS products.
With a strong emphasis on AI, data science, cloud, and mobile technologies, the teams are developing next-generation mobility (or fleet) solutions for a global market.
BENGALURU: ZF Group, a global leader in mobility technology, inaugurated its new product development hub for SCALAR, ZF’s fleet orchestration Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The hub will provide enhanced support for fleet managers in India using SCALAR to optimize their commercial vehicle operations through fully automatic and live planning, routing, scheduling, and dispatching solutions. The facility will bring ZF’s SCALAR teams closer to customers in India, helping to reinforce ZF’s end-to-end product responsibility approach. The teams will be responsible for developing cloud, data, AI, and mobile technologies to deliver next-generation fleet management solutions.
The product development teams based in this office will work on the industry’s first comprehensive fleet orchestration solution: SCALAR. What sets this office hub apart is its end-to-end product responsibility: the teams own the complete product areas with product management, UX/UI design, and engineering responsibilities —they are directly building and evolving the SCALAR platform to tailor its extensive capabilities to the needs of fleet operators.
This digital hub currently connects over 150,000 vehicles on SCALAR in India, tracking vehicles and providing real-time insights to increase safety and optimize vehicular efficiency.
“The ZF Bengaluru office is where talented teams will work on end-to-end solutions offered as a part of our SCALAR platform for connected mobility. This office will develop solutions that will shape the future of transportation with technological advancements, while delivering value to our customers worldwide,” said Akash Passey, President ZF Group in India.
“This is our largest digital development hub outside Europe. This hub not only signifies our expanding engineering footprint, but it also symbolizes the acceleration of our innovation and agility,” said P. Kaniappan, SVP, Div CVS (India), ZF Group
“With SCALAR, we are shaping the future of fleet management. Our new Bengaluru hub brings together engineers, data scientists, designers, and product leaders to turn unique vehicle data into real-world solutions,” said Hjalmar Van Raemdonck, VP SCALAR. “With end-to-end ownership, our teams develop technology that seamlessly integrates vehicle intelligence with fleet operations, making a real impact across the industry.”
From large-scale AI and data engineering to analytics, cloud, and mobile technologies, the teams drive the full global product innovation. Around 250 employees will be based in this office, working on domestic and global projects. As a serverless office, this development hub will enable the SCALAR teams to provide cost-efficient solutions, increasing agility, and enabling innovation.
Spread over 33300 sq. ft, the Digital office is the first such office for ZF Group in the country. The SCALAR platform enhances reliability levels by providing actionable insights into vehicle performance, predictive maintenance, and driver behaviour, helping to increase productivity, avoid unplanned downtime, and improve overall fleet management.
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