Pfäffikon ZH – Huber+Suhner is supplying Bosch with 3D radar antennas for autonomous driving. With this partnership, the technology company is continuing its expansion strategy in the automotive industry.
Huber+Suhner is to become a new supplier and development partner for German automotive supplier Bosch. According to a media release, the globally active supplier of connectivity systems has received an order to develop and manufacture radar antennas for semi-automated and automated driving.As the company writes, "the faithful mapping of the vehicle environment by means of radar" is considered the basis on the way to autonomous driving of the future. Huber+Suhner's 3D antenna technology allows driving assistance systems to recognise the driving environment from a long distance.
The antennas are equipped with metallised plastic and can determine the position, relative speed and direction of movement of other road users and objects even at higher speeds.
Huber+Suhner sees the partnership with Bosch, the world's largest automotive supplier according to the company's statement, as a milestone in the implementation of its growth strategy in the automotive industry. The company, based in Pfäffikon ZH and Herisau AR, was already selected in September 2021 by Continental, also of Germany, a leading manufacturerof driving assistance systems, as a partner for the development and series production of radar antennas.
Author: heg, Café Europe
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