Continental

Continental, an automotive supplier and technology company, focuses on transport technologies and connected vehicles. Its Hanover Development Center employs approximately 1,000 researchers, designers, and engineers. Continental led the 2020 European Patent Office's patent index for transport technologies. The company rigorously tests its tires, with new models covering 25 million kilometers annually on test rigs and tracks before production. Continental's research spans autonomous driving, electrification, and software-defined vehicles. Beyond its core facilities, an AI Lab in Berlin and the Taraxagum Lab Anklam research alternative rubber. Continental pioneered vehicle connectivity in 1996 and has since connected over 50 million vehicles.