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Tata Motors setting up an office in the U.S. startup hub Palo Alto

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Aiming for a bigger presence in the U.S, Tata Motors is in the process of setting up an office in Palo Alto which is the startup hub in the United States, according to The Economics Times.

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Apparently, the company’s decision to move to the California city is part of a bigger plan to create a network of offices in global startup hubs, that includes Tel Aviv, Portland, Warwick, and Pune and work alongside budding technology entrepreneurs.

A team of 10-15 executives will scout for technologies including on autonomous vehicles and alternate fuel to make Tata Motors future-ready against the world's leading carmakers, a senior Tata Motors executive told ET.

Reportedly, the company is working on three pillars of innovative mobility solution - technology, customer engagement, and digital ecosystem which will form Tata Motors business module and center of a new pyramid for future.

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According to Tim Leverton, president and head of product and advanced engineering, Tata Motors which is currently engaged with half a dozen startups needs to scale that up to 20-30 startups or more.

"How do you find out about the next big stuff? How do you know that it exists? Whether it is worthy enough to be able to shape it into what you want or even be part of something? These networks will allow us to access the new ideas for future,” Leverton added.

While the R&D initiative of National Automotive Innovation Centre with Jaguar Land Rover will focus on core automotive technologies, the office in Palo Alto, Tel Aviv, and Pune will concentrate aggressively in startups.

Tata Motors which is India's largest automobile manufacturer by revenue is also prepared for a restructures approach to work with small startups who seek independence. The new approach would help bridge that gap and realize the dynamic world of startups.

The company also knows that data analytics would be a core part of defining the future roadmap of this new journey and their team is all prepared.