Centro Studi Componenti per Veicoli S.p.A (a company of the Bosch Group) and Politecnico di Bari launched in 2016 an integrated multidisciplinary laboratory called “More Electric Transportation” (MET) to develop a strategic partnership in research, technological development, and innovation projects in the following areas:

Automation and information systems for mobility:

• big data analysis;
• computer networks, wireless sensor networks;
• urban mobility;
• optimal control of nonlinear dynamic systems.

Electrical technologies and systems for transportation:

• design of electric machines;
• control of electric drives;
• components and sensors, device integration;
• automated test and measurement systems, diagnostics, SCADA systems.

Powertrain technologies:

• powertrain optimization for hybrid applications;
• exhaust gas after-treatment technology in hybrid applications;
• innovative fuel supply systems.

Mechanical technologies for automotive applications:

• additive and non-conventional manufacturing processes;
• laser surface texturing;
• plastics and new materials.