MARii, CATARC, DRB-Hicom, Proton to develop NxGV testing facilities

MARii chief executive officer Datuk Madani Sahari(pic) said the facilities include a test track, big data centre, robotics centre, Internet of Things centre as well as a smart city planning centre

CYBERJAYA: The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii), China Automotive Technology and Research Centre (CATARC), DRB-Hicom and Proton have teamed up to develop next generation vehicle (NxGV) testing facilities in Malaysia.

MARii chief executive officer Datuk Madani Sahari said the facilities include a test track, big data centre, robotics centre, Internet of Things centre as well as a smart city planning centre

“We do not have a full testing facility here. We have started to build one but it is not completed; thus this partnership will allow us to complete the testing facilities in Malaysia by 2023 with help from CATARC, ” he told a press conference following the signing of memoranda of understanding (MoU) between the parties here yesterday.