IGU OTUAM was established in 2013 to increase the localization of the automotive sector and its competitiveness in global markets, to carry out pre and post-production R&D, testing and certification studies, and to produce innovative solutions.
 
Areas of Interest
 
- Production of cars running on environmentally friendly alternative fuels,
- Life tests of materials used in the automotive industry
- Acoustic tests
- Vehicle road data collection and vehicle testing
- Vehicle Emissions and Performance
- Electric and Hybrid vehicles
- Training and consultancy for automobile companies
- FEA simulations
- Raising awareness of the community and students in this field through seminars
- Vehicle control systems. 
- Energy storage systems. 
- Exhaust emissions and environmental impacts. 
- Composite materials. 
- Vehicle systems (Vehicle dynamics; dynamic models and related control systems for suspension, braking and stability)
- Intelligent transportation systems, unmanned ground vehicles. 
- Software (Low-Level: Control, High-Level: Navigation) 
- Concept vehicle design, graphic design. 
- Vehicle radar and sensor research. 
- Traffic accidents - injury biomechanics.