LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - German luxury automaker

Porsche has partnered with ClearMotion to validate

the U.S. startup's active suspension technology and road-reading

software and has signed a licensing agreement for its

technology, the companies said on Tuesday.

ClearMotion CEO Zack Anderson declined to say which Porsche

models the company's technology could be used for, but told

Reuters it could be used in any electric or combustion-engine

model without any need to redesign those vehicles.

"Vehicle-motion is the next frontier in delivering a

markedly superior experience for drivers and passengers," Ingo

Albers, Porsche's vice president for drive systems said in a

statement. "This collaboration is intended to lay the groundwork

for evaluating an even closer long-term cooperation with

ClearMotion."

The ClearMotion1 suspension system uses a combination of

hardware - a small unit containing a motor and power electronics

sits in each wheel well of a vehicle - and software to read the

road ahead, which the startup says cuts motion inside a car by

about 75% versus the best available technology.

Last December, ClearMotion said it would supply that

technology for Nio's upcoming ET9 in a contract

covering 750,000 cars over the lifetime of the luxury sedan

model.

ClearMotion will also validate its RoadMotion "road surface

fingerprinting software" with Porsche, which Anderson told

Reuters collects road data, uploads it to the cloud then streams

it back to cars to make for a more comfortable ride and avoid

obstacles like potholes.

"What Porsche is excited about is really our ability to

deliver performance without any sacrifice around comfort,"

Anderson said.

He said the startup will announce relationships with a

number of other automakers in the months ahead.