Automotive industry

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Automotive industry

"An industry driven by passion"

Franche-Comté plays a leading role in the automotive sector and businesses in the industry have often contributed to technological advances in other industries.
Confronted with challenges and the announcement of closings, the firms have taken on new projects.

Developments focus on new mobility solutions, from vehicles to infrastructure.
Associated with major international firms, both automakers and equipment manufacturers, the small and medium-sized enterprises of this automotive region contribute to projects to develop innovative vehicles.

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New modes of transport

From the automobile to new modes of transport

Creating new modes of transport for the future mobilizes the entire region: its firms, energy and skills for innovation. Expertise in mechanics is combined with IT for projects with many possibilities: a vehicle that can analyse a situation and anticipate the reactions of its driver as well as the development of transport and new materials and processes.
From automotive mechanics to design engineering for developing new modes of transport and related services.

Vehicle of the Future Cluster, a network of unique skills centred on innovation

The cluster brings together firms, research units and training centres committed to a synergy around innovative collaborative projects which have a critical size for ensuring international visibility.
A dynamic which brings together Franche-Comté and Alsace, making the region the most important centre for automotive R&D in France after Ile de France.

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Training

University of Technology Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM)

Offers a strong focus on ground transport

Transport and embedded energy systems,
Modelling in mechanics, ergonomics, innovation and design,
Industrial design, etc.

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Jules Viette School in Montbeliard
Offers initial professional training for the automotive sector:

Motorised systems,
Sales and storekeeping for automotive accessories and parts,
Construction and repair of car bodies,
Automotive maintenance,
Automotive maintenance technician, etc.

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Espera Sbarro School in Montbeliard
The school offers a ten-month training programme in automotive technology that combines theory and practice:

Design and modelling,
Polyester car bodies,
General mechanics, welding, automotive mechanics, chassis construction, etc.

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Innovation

From virtual to real

Specialised equipment for digitising objects, environments and users for improved performance during the gradual reintegration into the real world.
A wide range of services is available to firms to accompany and optimise the design process for products and workplaces.

Examples of projects created by the Vehicle of the Future cluster:
F-City: development of set of solutions for urban transport based on the assembly of functional modules.
Exqualibur: EXperimentation and QUALIfication of performance and reliaBility of battery systems in actual automotive Use.
Vecovil: multi-function road vehicle operating on hybrid propeller system (NGV/electricity). Zero emissions in large urban centres.

FC Lab
The FC Lab is the only testing platform in France for fuel cell systems up to 220 kW.

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Applied digital analysis

E-transport

Geopositioning, 3-D modelling of large urban spaces, digital design simulation, vehicle/infrastructure communication, etc.
A dynamic region for experimentation, Franche-Comté is the centre of ICT innovation for new modes of transport. In conjunction with partners such as UTBM, the Vehicle of the Future Cluster is developing projects to find urban and suburban transport solutions and intelligent driving systems.

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