Electric driving: carried out thanks to high-tech
Electromobility will be the next chapter in Bosch’s success story. To date, over 5 billion euros have been invested in electromobility and another 700 million euros will be added this year alone. Bosch sees itself as a proactive company in building the mobility of the future. The giant predicts that 60% of all newly registered vehicles in the world, in 2035, will be electric. And the e-bike sector has also been and will be particularly important.
Autonomous driving and prepared infrastructure
Control unit, sensors, artificial intelligence: Bosch has all the components of the robot guide in its portfolio with 5,000 engineers working at all stages and levels. Among these elements are improved assistance functions that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel. Driverless driving functions are also already possible thanks to Bosch. With pilot projects for the autonomous parking service, Bosch has set new standards in Germany and the United States and is already working with Mercedes-Benz and other partners to implement this feature in the P6 car park at Stuttgart Airport. The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the world‘s first production vehicle with the necessary technology on board.
Bosch is equipping the car park with fixed-mount cameras so that vehicles can reach the reserved seat without a driver via smartphone controls. Another 1,000 parking spaces will follow by 2025. With all the benefits in terms of comfort, Bosch sees driving automation primarily as a development that can bring greater safety to road traffic. As a pioneer, Bosch has brought numerous innovative safety systems to the market and continues to pursue the goal of accident-free driving. At the same time, the company provides the necessary intelligence on board with new software.
Connected driving: Bosch thinks beyond the engine hood
As predicted by the German giant ten years ago, vehicles are increasingly turning into connected objects. In the future, the software will be as important as the performance or efficiency of the powertrain.
Almost half of the R&D contributors are software engineers. Even the bicycle was not spared from the transformation, as evidenced by the new Bosch eBike Flow app which allows, for example, to update the software in the components. In addition, software integration is becoming more and more important: here too, Bosch has the necessary skills. Take infotainment systems: by 2025, their computing power and complexity will double. Bosch ensures that the various software modules work reliably with each other. And when it comes to connectivity, the company’s ideas go far beyond vehicles.