With a staggering 1,979 patent applications, of which 149 are in the EV space alone, MRV is at the forefront of automotive technology.

The highest number of patents to any Indian OEM

Mahindra Research Valley (MRV), the flagship R&D and innovation centre of the Mahindra Group, established in 2012, has been at the forefront of automotive technology and has to its credit globally acclaimed products that have created new benchmarks in the industry.

MRV has been granted 210 patents, the highest number of patents to any Indian Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), from across the globe in the last six quarters, which is testimony to the cutting-edge work being done by its diverse and talented workforce.

These patents have led to the pioneering of new technologies that have redefined the automotive and tractor segments by creating the safest, most cutting-edge customer experiences that are applicable across geographies.

The areas of development

Mahindra's investment in the development of these technologies has been in areas related to innovation, customer experience, and safety.
This includes:

• Active safety systems
• Advanced driver assistance systems
• Advanced automotive electronics
• Lightweighting technologies
• Enhanced vehicle dynamics
• Connected vehicle technologies
• High precision hydraulics
• Smart combine harvesters
• Smart connected implements

A global neural network leveraging emerging tech

Mahindra Research Valley, today, is the hub of a global neural network of Mahindra for the auto and farm sectors, spread across UK, US (Detroit and Virginia), Italy, Finland, Turkey, and Japan. With over 4,000 engineers, MRV is also part of the design ecosystem, including Mahindra Design Studio in Mumbai, Pininfarina in Italy, the Mahindra North American Technical Centre (MNATC), and the latest addition to the list – the Mahindra Advanced Design Europe (MADE).

Mahindra is constantly leveraging multiple emerging technologies, including EVs, autonomous vehicles, smart agricultural implements, and precision farming, and is upskilling its product design engineers in evolving fields of data science, AI, IoT, mechatronics, and so on, to aid in the development of new products.