Analysis Report: Power Steering (U.S. and European Markets)
Adoption of electric power steering in heavy-duty commercial vehicles trending
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I. Introduction
Among the key vehicle operations of “go, turn, and stop”, the steering mechanism is an important product that affects steering performance. With the popularization of the automobile, manufacturers over time have added more advanced systems such as air conditioning and automatic transmissions. Similar to these systems, power steering is an enhanced version of the basic system that helps drivers to steer a vehicle more easily and comfortably by augmenting steering effort of the steering wheel. In recent years, steering system architectures are evolving to a high level of functionality with system redundancy (to ensure fail-safe operation) and are becoming one of the critical functional components in the CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric) era. This report focuses on four European and American power steering system suppliers (Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch), Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd. (Nexteer), thyssenkrupp AG (thyssenkrupp), and ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF)) for models, mainly passenger cars, produced in Europe and in the Americas. For Japanese system suppliers such as JTEKT Corporation, Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. (NSK), and Astemo, Ltd., which are also installed in vehicles produced in the U.S. and European markets, please refer to Analysis Report: Power Steering (Japanese Market). There are also signs of electrification being applied to power steering systems of heavy-duty commercial vehicles. This report will include industry trends such as coordinated control with braking, formation driving (platooning) and autonomous driving.
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