Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) on March 5, 2026, entered right into a five-year Master Research Agreement (MRA) to collaborate on joint research programmes targeted on next-generation mobility and engineering techniques.
The collaboration will concentrate on rising know-how areas together with quantum applied sciences, future supplies, neuromorphic engineering and electrical mobility, the place tutorial research and utilized engineering intersect, the businesses mentioned in a press release. The initiative goals to allow deeper data improvement and help mental property creation via business–academia collaboration.
According to the 2 organisations, the partnership is designed to strengthen hyperlinks between research establishments and business by combining tutorial experience with real-world engineering necessities, significantly in areas shaping the way forward for mobility.
Manu Saale, Managing Director and CEO of MBRDI, mentioned the collaboration comes at a milestone second for each organisations. “This year marks 140 years since the invention of the automobile, a chapter that reflects the beginning of Mercedes-Benz’s journey in shaping mobility. MBRDI is also celebrating a milestone as we mark 30 years of engineering excellence in India. We envision a future where academia and industry are systemically partnering to realise real-world challenges and provide meaningful breakthroughs,” he mentioned.
Saale added that the collaboration with IIT Delhi will assist speed up innovation and help the event of options for future mobility techniques.
IIT Delhi mentioned the partnership aligns with its concentrate on strengthening business collaboration to translate tutorial research into real-world purposes.
“We are pleased to partner with MBRDI in this collaboration, which builds upon IIT Delhi’s commitment to enable knowledge exchange and co-creation with industry partners,” mentioned Prof. Preeti Ranjan Panda, Dean of Corporate Relations at IIT Delhi. “Through this initiative, the Institute seeks to advance high-quality research and generate impactful innovations that enable sustainable, affordable and future-ready mobility.”
As a part of the preliminary section, the collaboration will launch a research undertaking specializing in quantum sensors and battery techniques. The initiative will probably be led by Prof. Nirat Ray from IIT Delhi’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, together with Prof. Saurabh Saxena from the Centre for Applied Research and Technology.
The undertaking will carry collectively interdisciplinary researchers from IIT Delhi and engineering groups at MBRDI to work on joint research, prototype improvement and real-world validation of rising applied sciences.
MBRDI, established in 1996, is the most important research and improvement centre for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outdoors Germany. The organisation at present employs greater than 8,500 professionals throughout Bengaluru and Pune, engaged on areas together with linked, autonomous and electrical mobility applied sciences.