"From a technical perspective, we're ready to go"
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“From a technical perspective, we’re ready to go” Many experts believe that automated driving systems up to and including level 5 will first become widely available in the commercial vehicle sector and in passenger transport. Torsten Gollewski, Executive Vice President Autonomous Mobility Systems at ZF, gives an insight into the company’s latest developments, ranging from central computers and electric robo-taxis to shuttles that are reliable in all types of conditions.
ATZ _ Torsten Gollewski, how important is
automated driving for ZF in general terms?
At ZF we have an integrated vision of safe, clean mobility that is comfortable, convenient, affordable and fully automated. This next generation mobility will cover all the main areas of goods and passenger transport. In addition to climate-friendly powertrains, GOLLEWSKI _
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which we supply at production levels and continue to develop, we are also making consistent progress with automated driving systems. Automated and autonomous driving will ensure that transport is safer, more efficient and more convenient in the future. However, different types of solutions are needed depending on the application. Intelli-
gent assistance functions on level 2+ offer the greatest initial potential for use in cars. By contrast, in commercial vehicles and urban public transport systems, we are likely to see fully automated systems on level 4 or above being introduced. This is confirmed by the orders that we have received from car and truck manufacturers.
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Torsten Gollewski (born in 1969) is Executive Vice President Autonomous Mobility Systems at ZF Friedrichshafen AG and CEO of Zukunft Ventures GmbH in Friedrichshafen (Germany). He completed a degree in electrical and telecommunications engineering at Ravensburg University and then began working at DASA (now EADS) in the aerospace division. In 1993 he moved to Temic Automotive, and in 1995 he began studying at Henley Business School, where he gained an Executive MBA. He joined Audi in 2000 to become Head of Electronics Pre-development. He then went on to act as Head of Cooperations and Project Management at Audi Electronics Venture. In 2002 he took on the role of Managing Director of PMD Technologies and then in 2007 returned to Audi as Head of Electronic Systems for vehicle safety and, subsequently, as Managing Director of the Automotive Safety Technologies division. Gollewski has been working at ZF since 2016 and his first role was Head of Pre-development.
What role do commercial vehicles in particular play?
Their role is very important because we are working on the basis that autonomous driving will become widespread in the commercial vehicle sector, first of all. In this area, we are already seeing demand for systems that will make fully automated driving at level 4 and above possible in a few years’ time. Commercial vehicles can already function in fully automated mode in enclosed areas or restricted lanes. In addition, driverless operation in company yards and in urban public trans
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