Why Sri Lanka for automotive tech companies
Sri Lankan engineers are already contributing to European vehicle software. Inivos works with ICT Automotive, a supplier behind software for brands including Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, Mercedes and DAF, on embedded systems, electric vehicle software and software defined vehicle platforms. CodeGen designed and built Vega, an all electric supercar, and the country's largest EV charging network. Automotive companies come here for embedded and systems engineers who can work to safety standards.
- 400+
- specialists at ICT Group, Inivos's automotive partner
- 1st
- all electric supercar built in Sri Lanka, by CodeGen
- 2015
- Synopsys opened chip design R&D in Colombo
Who is already building automotive tech in Sri Lanka
InivosPartnered with ICT Automotive, part of ICT Group, to contribute to embedded systems, EV software and software defined vehicle platforms for European programmes.Read the story and sources
CodeGen InternationalBuilt Vega, Sri Lanka's first all electric supercar, and ChargeNET, the country's first and largest EV charging network.Read the story and sources
SynopsysThe Colombo R&D team works on emulation and prototyping tools that chip designers use to verify silicon for automotive applications.Read the story and sources
MichelinRuns IT services for its operations across Asia from a 100+ person team at Orion City.Read the story and sourcesRoles you can hire
- Embedded software engineers
- Electric vehicle and battery software engineers
- Verification and test engineers
- Cloud and connected vehicle engineers
- Functional safety aware QA
From enterprise software to vehicle software
Inivos was founded in 2019 by engineers who came up through IFS. Within a few years its team was contributing to safety critical automotive work. That shift shows how quickly strong general engineers here move into embedded and vehicle domains when a partner brings the programme.
Hardware is part of the picture
CodeGen's Vega and ChargeNET show that vehicle, power electronics and charging work has been done end to end in Sri Lanka, beyond pure software.
Start with a shortlist
Tell us the roles and the stack. We introduce engineers or partner teams with automotive tech experience, and you take it from there.
Common questions
Do Sri Lankan engineers work on automotive software today?
Yes. Inivos engineers contribute to embedded, electric vehicle and software defined vehicle projects through a partnership with ICT Automotive, a European supplier to major vehicle brands.
Is there electric vehicle experience in Sri Lanka?
Yes. CodeGen built the Vega electric supercar and the ChargeNET charging network in Sri Lanka.
What is the best way for an automotive supplier to start?
Start with a small embedded team inside a partner company that already works to automotive processes, and grow it as the programme scales.
Other industries
- Healthtech
- Fintech and capital markets
- AI
- Enterprise software and ERP
- Semiconductors and embedded
- Logistics and travel tech
- Govtech and public sector
- Finance and shared services
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