A year after officially opening its doors in Cedar Park, Dana executives unveiled a product that could soon be coming to a car near you.
"It actually gives you better or more room to design the transmission to fit in the architecture of the vehicle. And second, it provides an unbelievable amount of improvement in fuel economy," said Mark Wallace of the Dana Holding Corporation.
Both this car and construction vehicle have undergone preliminary testing, outfitted with Dana's VariGlide product.
The company says the product could revolutionize vehicle transmissions, allowing for a more efficient engine and saving up to 20 percent in fuel.
"Most governments around the world have legislation around fuel economy requirements and also emission reductions," Wallace siad. "So we see that technology being needed all over the world."
Dana's Cedar Park Technology Center currently employs 35 people but has plans to grow to more than 100 employees. City leaders call it just one success story in their push to bring tech jobs further north up 183.
"I want to be able to hear years down the road that technologies from Cedar Park are changing the world and companies like Dana, like Voltabox building next door, like Firefly up the road, those are companies that are doing that," said Cedar Park Mayor Matt Powell.
Going forward, the city says it has no plans of slowing down its efforts to lure tech away from Austin.
"We try to get all the red tape out of the way for a company to either start here and grow and flourish, or to relocate here," Powell said.
As fuel-saving technologies developed at this site gain traction, city leaders believe that success will only add more fuel to its budding tech scene.