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FeatureZF: “We now have the computing power we need to move at speed”
ZF’s group CEO, Wolf-Henning Scheide, discussing why IT and technology will be key the supplier’s success.
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ArticleAt ZF, experimental drones set to speed up internal logistics
ZF Friedrichshafen has started experimenting with a drone prototype to quickly transport spare parts at its plant in southern Germany.
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ArticleZF and Faurecia reveal cockpit concept, minus wheel and pedals
Image: ZFZF and Faurecia have co-developed an operating and display concept cockpit for fully-automated Level 4 vehicles, which has no steering wheel or pedals. The Trendsetting Cockpit demonstration unit has instead three screens, plus a control lever in the center console that allows drivers to select either left- or ...
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ArticleZF spins off Car eWallet as standalone ‘start-up’, Eaton forms new eMobility division
Image: ZF/Car eWalletZF has established Car eWallet, developer of an open, blockchain-enabled platform to support payments for refuelling, electric car charging, parking, toll, car-sharing or other such transactions, as a separate company. Based in Berlin, it intends to operate like an independent start-up, and while ZF has provided the ...
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ArticleZF to build e.GO Mover autonomous vehicle, showcase digital logistics
Image: e.Go Mobile AGZF will start production of the e.GO Mover autonomous electric vehicle next year, and will display it at the IAA commercial vehicle show in Hanover in September to highlight its services in the field of digital logistics.The e.GO Mover will be built in Aachen, Germany, with ...
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FeatureAutomotive IT in focus: connectivity, new technology and integration
The automotiveIT International conference, which concluded in Atlanta last Wednesday, highlighted the breadth of the challenges and opportunities in the auto industry as companies change processes, products and business models.
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ArticleBlockchain initiative launched to develop digital mobility ecosystem
BMW, Ford, GM and Renault are among the automakers participating in the consortium (Image: Shutterstock)A non-profit consortium involving major carmakers, suppliers, IT firms, start-ups and other transportation stakeholders has been announced to explore the application of blockchain technology in a digital mobility ecosystem. Founding members include BMW, Bosch, Ford, ...
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ArticleZF joins eSync Alliance initiative for standardized over-the-air connectivity
Image: ZFZF has joined the eSync Alliance, a global multi-company initiative aiming to standardize over-the-air (OTA) connected vehicle technology. The Alliance is based around an open platform, originally developed by Excelfore, which enables both remote software and firmware updates and real-time vehicle diagnostics and telematics.The eSync system combines cloud ...
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ArticleZF introduces asset-tracking software
ZF says Asset Tracking will help logistics companies better monitor goods (Photo: ZF)ZF Friedrichshafen unveiled a new software that flexibly monitors internal and external logistics processes.The product, which is called Asset Tracking, is part of the German automotive supplier’s Openmatics connectivity platform.Asset Tracking allows car manufacturers, fleet operators and ...
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ArticleNvidia unveils computing platform for Level 5 autonomous vehicles
Huang stressed that computing power is key to autonomous driving (Photo: Nvidia)MUNICH - Nvidia has developed a computer platform small enough to leave sufficient room in the trunk and powerful enough to manage the array of systems needed to make Level 5 autonomous vehicles a reality.Nvidia founder and CEO ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Audi electronics chief sees more work ahead in new mobility
Audi’s Mueller: Cars need end-to-end architecture (Photo: Claus Dick) FRANKFURT — Audi’s new flagship A8 model is filled with state-of-the-art connected technology, but the premium brand’s head of electrical and electronics development said Wednesday that a “quantum leap” in several key technologies is still needed to realize the ...
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ArticleZF, BAIC agree to jointly build EV components in China
China is the world’s biggest EV market. Sales are expected to grow sharply in coming years.(Photo: BAIC) ZF Friedrichshafen and China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Corp (BAIC) plan to jointly produce components for electric vehicles in China. The agreement reflects expectations that EVs will soon play an even bigger ...
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ArticleZF opts for SAP software for HR, finance, purchasing
Following its acquisition of TRW in 2015, ZF needs an integrated IT system landscape (Photo: ZF) SAP said ZF Friedrichshafen will adopt a range of software products to streamline human resources, finance and purchasing operations. The business software group said ZF, one of the world’s Top 5 automotive ...
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ArticleEuropean suppliers focus on innovation
CLEPA's jury awarded 12 innovation prizes across 4 categories (Photo: Arjen Bongard)ROME -- European automotive suppliers gathered here last week to honor a range of companies and products that will likely play a key role in the transformation of personal mobility.The European suppliers association, CLEPA, awarded innovation awards to ...
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Feature"Partnerships with IT players are vital"
One side of a digital win Source: Claus Dick ZF CDO Mamatha Chamarthi sees herself as “digital-transformer-in-chief”, working closely with CIO Juergen Sturm At ZF Friedrichshafen, digitization has a huge influence on the business. In an interview, Chief Digital Officer Mamatha Chamarthi describes the fast pace of ...
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ArticleAt ZF, a growing commitment to China
 ZF's Shanghai engineering center is getting more  laboratories, test benches and offices (Photo: ZF)ZF Friedrichshafen expects to double its workforce at a key engineering center in Songjiang, as the German automotive supplier prepares for continued strong demand from its Chinese customers.The Songjiang facility near Shanghai was officially ...
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ArticleCES: ZF, Nvidia work on artificial-intelligence platform
ZF sees sensing and intelligent systems as crucial in future mobility (Photo: ZF)LAS VEGAS -- ZF Friedrichshafen and Nvidia are jointly developing artificial intelligence (AI) systems for cars, trucks and other industrial applications.The German automotive supplier unveiled its ZF ProAI platform at a press conference here on the eve ...
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ArticleZF venture capital unit looks for new technologies
Torsten Gollewski (l) is CEO of Zukunft Ventures. ZF CEO Sommer is on the right (Photo: ZF)ZF Friedrichshafen has founded a venture capital unit that can provide funding to startups and other businesses that are developing technologies that could be of interest to the large southern-German automotive supplier.ZF said ...
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ArticleZF plans tech center in India
ZF runs a global network of R&D centers from its headquarters in Friedrichshafen (Photo: ZF)ZF plans to open an Indian technology center next year that will focus on software and mechanical engineering.The center, which will be located in Hyderabad, will employ 2,500 engineers by 2020. It will open with ...
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ArticleZF invests in lidar technology
ZF wants to use Ibeo technology to make lidar systems smaller (Photo: ZF)In a bid to strengthen its activities in autonomous-driving technologies, ZF Friedrichshafen has acquired a 40 pc stake in lidar specialist Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH,"Lidar gives us access to a core technology for environmental and object recognition," ...
