Mahindra Research Valley has secured 210 patents, making this the highest number given to any Indian original equipment manufacturer, the world over, in the past six quarters.
Mahindra Research Valley, the flagship R&D and Innovation centre of the Mahindra Group, has 1979 patent applications, of which 149 are in the electric vehicle space.
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, light-weighting technologies, enhanced vehicle dynamics and connected vehicle technologies, high precision hydraulics, smart combine harvesters, smart connected implements, and hill farming, among others.
R. Velusamy, President, Automotive Technology and Product Development, M&M said that successful patent applications helped them set new benchmarks, as they were committed to developing products of global standards.