Global automotive supplier Continental, which is participating in next week’s Shanghai Motor Show, is to showcase various customised solutions and products for the China market.
14 Apr 2015 | 2977 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau
Global automotive supplier Continental, which is participating in next week’s Shanghai Motor Show, is to showcase various customised solutions and products for the China market.
Its theme for the show is solutions which shape and contribute to the five megatrends of mobility in China -- urbanisation, safety and health, ...
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Global automotive supplier Continental, which is participating in next week’s Shanghai Motor Show, is to showcase various customised solutions and products for the China market.
Its theme for the show is solutions which shape and contribute to the five megatrends of mobility in China -- urbanisation, safety and health, environmental protection, individual mobility and information society.
“Continental's mission is to provide highly developed, intelligent technologies for both the individual mobility of the Chinese people and a better quality of life,” said Dr Ralf Cramer, member of the Executive Board of Continental AG and president & CEO of Continental China. “Our drive in China is to invent, develop, produce and market indispensable, customized technological solutions that shape the five mega trends of mobility in China,” he added.
In line with this theme, the company will exhibit its high-tech air suspension systems, air suspension systems, the electro-hydraulic brake MK C1 and an electric drum brake, and made-for-China tyres. The Continental Powertrain Division will showcase its ‘48 Volt Eco Drive’ system that bridges the gap between entry-level hybridisation and high-voltage hybrid solutions. As a first step, this product is scheduled to go into production in 2016 with a European customer, followed by Asian and North American customers.
The German supplier says it is keen to contribute to e-mobility in China with its comprehensive and customised solutions. Its Passive Start and Entry Systems (PASE) for hands-free access already see good demand in the domestic market and the next generation offers enhanced vehicle access and start with innovative technologies (Bluetooth Low Energy, Near Field Communication) via the use of smart devices, such as smartphones or smartwatches.
To leverage China’s large community of Internet users and also a fast growing number of smartphone users, Continental’s Interior Division aims to make tomorrow’s vehicle always on, user and environmentally friendly, comfortable and intelligent by integrating the key functions for the information society in the vehicle.
Among other things this is demonstrated with the latest generation of the locally developed Multimedia Radio Navigation System for Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile, which already offers cloud-based services specifically tailored to Chinese drivers. Continental says it is now developing its open infotainment platform as well as easy to use ways to integrate the smartphone in vehicles such as wireless power charging.
The company also manages the information between the vehicle and the outside world with cutting-edge technologies: for example LTE Connectivity and the connected eHorizon (pictured above), a control unit, which anticipates the road ahead using digital maps and cloud-based information. Thanks to real time data, the vehicle with dynamic eHorizon learns to look around the corner.
In order to enhance the experience between driver and the vehicle, Continental is introducing the brand new hybrid cluster.