KPIT Technologies has partnered with a Silicon Valley-based lifelong learning platform called Udacity to upskill and build the engineering talent ecosystem for autonomous technology, including self-driving cars and autonomous flight.

A global technology partner to OEMs and Tier 1s, KPIT helps these companies accelerate the implementation of next generation vehicle technologies, including autonomous driving.

The world of autonomous driving is undergoing rapid growth with the adoption of new technologies. As a result, new skills such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning and big data are required to keep up with this constant growth. KPIT and Udacity say that their partnership “accelerates the scalability required in these areas” by providing training and competency in AI, self-driving car engineering, and data engineering.

For KPIT, employee training and upskilling has been a key focus area for the company, so much so that it has instituted a number of programs to develop global scalability for KPIT's customers.

KPIT and Udacity have also developed a strategic partnership that will result in KPIT investing in upskilling employees with Udacity courses, which results in industry recognized certification. Additionally, KPIT has announced and launched a program for several hundred scholarships for the “Self-Driving Car Engineering Nanodegree” program from Udacity.

“This association enables us to combine our deep domain knowledge of automotive industry with Udacity's world-class learning platform to enable our employees with an unparalleled upskilling opportunity,” says Kishor Patil, co-founder, CEO & MD, KPIT Technologies.

“Such collaborations will bring benefits to industry as well students' community to learn latest technologies. We are also pleased to announce a scholarship program for self-driving car engineering program from Udacity.”