DKV Mobility builds Porto hub for data-driven mobility
DKV Mobility is creating a new technology hub in Porto, Portugal, as it seeks to strengthen the data and artificial-intelligence foundations behind its mobility services. The centre will support digital products spanning DKV Mobility’s refuelling, charging and fleet-management activities.
The move reflects a broader shift in transport operations. Electrification is changing vehicle and energy requirements, fleets are becoming more diverse, and operators increasingly want connected services rather than separate solutions. For providers, the ability to combine data across the customer journey can determine how quickly new capabilities reach the market.
A distributed engineering model
During the hub’s initial development, DKV Mobility will work with Capgemini. The first specialists have already joined, with approximately 50 positions planned by the end of 2026. The Porto team is expected to reach about 150 people by the end of 2027, when it is scheduled to move fully into the DKV Mobility organisation.
Porto will not replace the company’s existing technology locations. Instead, it will complement teams in Ratingen and Bucharest, with shared development processes intended to make the sites operate as one engineering network. DKV Mobility also plans to continue hiring and investing in training and development at its established locations.
From data capability to operational products
The company sees the hub as a centre of excellence rather than an isolated satellite office. Its purpose is to help translate data and AI expertise into market-ready tools for fleet operators, including services that can support more complex mixed fleets and the continuing expansion of e-mobility.
Porto was selected for its universities, technology ecosystem and availability of the specialist profiles required. The initiative forms part of a wider plan to recruit several hundred IT, data and AI engineers across Europe in the coming years. For industrial and logistics businesses, the development illustrates how digital-service providers are building geographically distributed skills bases to improve automation, integration and delivery speed.
