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ZF has developed what it describes as a “fully electric” propulsion system for sailing yachts.
ZF says the development shows it is continuing to expand its portfolio of environment-friendly marine propulsion solutions.
The new fully electric propulsion system can be combined with ZF’s Steerable Pod Propulsion system and is “steering skippers into a cleaner, more sustainable future”. [Read more…] about ZF develops fully electric propulsion system for sailing yachts
The automotive components and systems supplier ZF has become the first major automotive supplier to participate in the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance.
The objective of this special interest group that spans Europe is to bring about a paradigm shift in urban mobility, promote networked mobility concepts, and create uniform standards for technologies and legislation.
ZF says traffic jams, lack of parking, and air pollution mean that better mobility concepts are needed to avert the threat of complete gridlock in many city centers. [Read more…] about ZF joins Mobility as a Service Alliance group
by Mai Tao
German automotive components giant ZF Friedrichshafen and Chinese commercial vehicles manufacturer Foton have jointly opened a facility to produce automated commercial vehicles.
The joint plant in Jiaxing will produce automatic commercial vehicle transmissions for the Chinese market, and the partners say they see “excellent market potential for automated commercial vehicles in the next five years”.
At the end of 2016, ZF entered into two joint ventures with Foton, a Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer, to produce and sell commercial vehicle transmissions. [Read more…] about ZF and Foton open joint facility in China to produce automated commercial vehicles
by Anna
ZF Friedrichshafen has received a customer order with a double-digit billion euro value for its enhanced 8-speed automatic transmission. The business is planned to run over a period of several years.
The latest version of ZF’s 8-speed transmission – a technology which has been production since 2009 – has been improved by integrating an electric drive. This also includes a hybrid variant.
The new transmission generation will start series production in 2022 at ZF’s plant in Saarbrücken, the lead production facility for ZF’s automatic passenger car transmissions.
[Read more…] about ZF wins multi-billion-euro order for 8-speed automatic transmission
by Anna
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has received a double-digit billion-euro order from BMW AG for its enhanced 8-speed automatic transmission.
The latest version of ZF’s 8-speed transmission has been improved by integrating an electric drive. This also includes a hybrid variant.
The new transmission generation will start series production in 2022 at ZF’s plant in Saarbrücken, the lead production facility for ZF’s automatic passenger car transmissions.
[Read more…] about ZF wins major order for new automatic transmissionby Anna
ZF has developed an electric light commercial vehicle specifically for the Japanese market.
The company has been electrifying a wide range of systems not only for passenger cars and commercial vehicles but also for industrial machines.
This prototype vehicle has been developed by ZF Japan’s engineering team at their Tech Centre in Yokohama, collaborating with a team in ZF HQ in Germany in order to satisfy Japan’s unique requirements.
[Read more…] about ZF unveils electric truck prototype for Japanby Anna
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has acquired a 60 percent share of 2getthere B.V., which offers automated transport systems and is located in Utrecht/Netherlands.
2getthere’s applications range from driverless electric transport systems at airports, business and theme parks to dedicated urban transport infrastructures.
With this strategic investment, ZF is executing its Next Generation Mobility strategy to strengthen its foothold in the Mobility as a Service and automated guided vehicle growth markets.
[Read more…] about ZF buys major stake in mobility provider 2getthere
by Sam Francis
ZF, better known for automotive technologies, has unveiled a range of concepts for emission-free, efficient and safe future urban construction sites and smart cities.
They include:
A lot of work lies ahead for the construction industry, says ZF. According to estimates, by 2050 two thirds of the world’s population will live in large cities. [Read more…] about ZF unveils concepts for emission-free, efficient and safe future urban landscapes
by Anna
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has acquired the automotive division of Romanian engineering service provider BeeSpeed.
The new ZF subsidiary BeeSpeed Technical Engineering Center S.R.L. employs more than 100 developers at the polytechnic university in Timisoara in western Romania.
BeeSpeed has been working with the Braking System Business Unit of the Active Safety Division since 2008.
by Anna
ZF has unveiled the latest model of its automotive supercomputer ZF ProAI and says its ProAI RoboThink central control unit offers the highest performance of its kind in the industry.
Vehicle manufacturers and mobility service providers can benefit from the system’s modularity and scalability.
Today’s four models in the ZF ProAI product family can be optimally configured for any application – from a basic ADAS function right up to fully autonomous cars, commercial vehicles and industrial applications.
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