Iprova inks landmark partnership with Lotus Engineering to tranform transportation

Iprova uses data and algorithms to inspire potential inventions. Iprova’s Invention Studio platform leverages AI, data and automation to transform manual and slow-moving invention processes. Its clients include Sony, Philips, Nokia, Panasonic which represent some of the world’s best-known technology companies across North America, Europe and Japan.

Lotus Engineering has world-class prototyping, proof-of-concept and development expertise based on more than four decades of experience as a global consultancy.  It provides comprehensive consultancy services to many of the world's OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers and is internationally recognised for its long-standing contribution to ground-breaking engineering and innovative vehicle development.

Together, Lotus Engineering and Iprova will offer a unique proposition, which provides a comprehensive and integrated solution for companies that need to ‘invent big and implement fast’ in order to stay ahead of their competition. Targeting the transportation sector – from e-scooters to autonomous trucks – the two companies will deploy their respective engineering expertise and data-driven invention technology. Iprova's data-driven approach to invention brings a systematic and repeatable process to creating breakthrough inventions across the transportation sector. The pioneering joint venture will promote innovation at key points of industry disruption, then productionise the resulting inventions more quickly and efficiently than ever before.

Commenting on the partnership, Julian Nolan, CEO, Iprova said: “Lotus leads the world in driving dynamics and engagement by enabling the driver to sense feedback from the road.  Our invention platform, Invention Studio, transforms the process of invention by enabling engineers and scientists to sense inventive signals as they occur, in real-time, even if they are very distant to the target invention area. This enables sector-defining inventions to be created with great speed and efficiency.  There are no prizes for coming second in the race to invent and implement and, for this reason, partnering with Lotus Engineering makes perfect sense.  Together we are able to invent and implement faster, minimising the time from opportunity identification through to product launch.”

Mark Stringer, Commercial Director, Lotus Engineering, added: “Our clients have told us that they want to make bold and breakthrough products at key points of disruption. It’s a process driven by creativity and therefore a need to invent.  Iprova’s technology delivers this efficiently at scale and so this collaboration adds a vital new element to our portfolio of consultancy services.”

(Press release)