Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2019, Continental generated sales of €44.5 billion and currently employs more than 240,000 people in 59 countries and markets.
Beside our technology focus we are manufacturing experts. For automotive alone, which is roughly 1/3 of our business, we have 58 plants in which we manufacture automotive grade products on a mass scale. This means we manufacture 1,7 billion finished products per year.
To us Industry 4.0 is more than connectivity or automization it is a major transformation of the working environment.
Nonetheless technology is offering new manufacturing opportunities beyond Industry 4.0, changing production and the product portfolio.
For our manufacturing optimization we are looking into advancing beyond Industry 4.0 through automation, digitalization and accessibility of data.
Continental has founded its own startup organization co-pace as bridge builder to startup ecosystems with its own dependency in Israel.
What is co-pace?
We power up Continental’s ambitions to lead the mobility wave – and beyond. For this, we engage with the global startup ecosystem and onboard new technologies and business models, independent of Continental’s organizational structures.
- We build relationships with external key influencers / experts / fellows / thought leaders in high innovation ecosystems
- We analyze insights and transfer them into new strategy or product proposals together with internal and external stakeholders
- We bring internal and external experts together
- We create adequate structures and processes for co-creation to develop new products with Startups
Why are we here?
We as Continental value the Israeli ecosystem as highly innovative, deep tech savvy and incredible fast, which is why we are especially delighted to take part in this event.
Why should you co-create with us?
As one of the leading automotive suppliers we are looking to co-create the future mobility. Sharing our experience in manufacturing, automotive grade industrialization and scaling-up. We have been collaborating for a long time with leading OEMs and all significant players in the automotive industry.
We are excited about technology and how it will transform mobility.
Talk to us if
- You are a startup in the area of: Autonomous driving, Core-Tech (Chips, AI, Industry 4.x), Experiences and Mobility Services
- You are already beyond the idea or concept stage and looking into the next step for your mature/proven business/product
- You are connecting and integrating new verticals to mobility
- You are interested in co-creating with us