The field of new energy vehicles, driverless vehicles and automotive sensors is the hot development direction of the auto parts industry, and auto parts giants have also thrown themselves into it, and the action is frequent. Closely combined with the development of the industry, Gaopin automation has invested in elite research and development teams around new energy vehicles, driverless vehicles and automotive sensors, and honed relevant intelligent manufacturing technologies.

Today, Gaopin Automation comes to take a look at the latest developments of auto parts giants.

BOSCH. Bosch

$1.1 billion semiconductor plant to meet autonomous driving needs

        Bosch Group will invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to build a semiconductor chip manufacturing facility in Germany to meet the market demand for chips in markets such as autonomous driving, smart home and smart city infrastructure. The company's largest investment ever, the new plant will be located in Dresden, Germany, and is expected to be completed in 2019 and employ more than 700 workers. Mass production of the chip is expected to begin in 2021.

Developing an electric car and launching it soon in the UK

Bosch has revealed it is developing an urban electric car, which it plans to launch in the UK next year. The new electric vehicle, called the e.Go Life, is aimed at the small, compact electric car market. The car is equipped with a 48V battery cell composed of six lithium-ion batteries and a storage capacity of 14.4kW; The standard model can travel up to 129 kilometers on a single charge, and 168 kilometers after upgrading the battery; It takes five and a half hours to fully charge in dual car charger mode.

ZF expands R&D in China

ZF's Engineering Center Phase II in Shanghai's Songjiang District was recently put into operation. The newly expanded engineering center focuses on fully applied power transmission and chassis technology, with electric technology being a top priority. In addition, the engineering center includes testing equipment for ZF's product portfolio in the field of Electronic Control Units (HMI- Human machine interface). Two recently opened plants in Wuhan and Zhangjiagang will produce brake systems and occupant safety systems for automakers.

      ZF and HELLA cooperate in the field of sensors business

ZF and the HELLA Group, a German supplier of automotive lighting and electronic components and systems, have recently entered into a strategic cooperation. The two sides will work closely on sensor technology, particularly in the areas of front-facing camera systems, imaging and radar systems. The two sides' first joint development project on camera technology will start immediately, with plans to market it in 2020.

Continental

Buy a stake in EasyMile and enter the autonomous driving space

Continental will acquire a minority stake in French autonomous driving company EasyMile and cooperate with the company on environmental sensors, braking systems and driving safety technology. For Continental, which is undergoing extensive automation testing, its technology will also find more application on EasyMile's shuttles.

Continental Technology Fair opens at its Hannover headquarters

On June 19, the Continental Technology Fair opened at its headquarters in Hannover. For the first time, Continental is exhibiting a driverless demonstration vehicle named "CUbE", which covers Continental's portfolio of driver-assistance systems, sensors, actuators, control units and communication and networking technologies in the field of driverless driving. In the field of autonomous driving systems, Mainland has realized the autonomous cruise function of automated driving on highways - when the vehicle fails, it can prompt the driver through sound and atmosphere lights and autonomously pull over to slow down and stop.

Magna麥格納

Magna and AVIC set up a joint venture to build a production base for automotive seat adjustment mechanisms

Magna and AVIC reached an agreement to invest 1.49 billion yuan to jointly build a global auto seat adjustment mechanism and other parts production base in Xiangyang. As the only automotive seat adjustment mechanism manufacturing base in Asia for both parties, it will provide seat adjustment mechanism and skeleton products for global vehicle projects.

Magna is developing a long-range hydrogen electric car

Magna, the largest auto parts supplier in North America, said it has developed a long-range hydrogen-fueled extended range electric vehicle that not only has zero emissions but also can charge its battery autonomously while driving. The hydrogen-electric minivan concept has a battery slightly smaller than that of a regular fuel cell vehicle and has a range of up to 350 kilometers.

Gaopin Automation, a system integrator of intelligent manufacturing solutions focused on auto parts and new energy automobile industry, has completed technology research and development and accumulation in the fields of new energy vehicles, unmanned driving and sensors, and is actively introducing leading solutions for the industry to serve the development of the industry.