84 | AutoPartsAsia | FEBRUARY 2018V
isteon Corporation, a
global leader in automotive
cockpit electronics,
has signed a strategic
cooperation agreement with
Guangzhou Automobile Group
Co., Ltd. Automotive Engineering
Institute (GAC Engineering),a leading
China-based vehicle manufacturer,
to develop and deploy autonomous
driving and other cockpit electronics
solutions.Under the agreement, both
the companies will collaborate on the
development of autonomous driving
solutions using Visteon’s DriveCore
technology platform introduced at
CES 2018 on a vehicle programme
that is planned to be launched in- In addition, they will explore
potential commercial engagements
in instrument clusters, displays,
augmented reality head-up displays
and domain controllers using
Visteon’s SmartCore technology.
Sachin Lawande, president and
CEO of Visteon, and Wang Qiujing,
president of GAC Engineering, signed
the agreement at Visteon’s exhibit at
CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lawande said: “We are very
pleased to engage with GAC, one
of the leading vehicle manufacturers
in China, on a broad range of
autonomous driving and cockpit
electronics technology developments.
GAC is a fast-growing, highly valued
Chinese automobile company with
a solid foundationof quality and
a proven record of innovation. Its
development efforts in intelligent and
automated vehicles are fully aligned
with those of Visteon, which has a
major presence in China.”“We are very pleased to be
embarking on this collaboration
with Visteon. Visteon’s technologyinnovation and strong presence
in China is well-aligned with our
vision for automotive technology
development. We believe that this
cooperation with Visteon will play
an important role in promoting the
rapid development of autonomous
driving and cockpit electronics
systems,”Qiujing said.Initial engagement will focus on
development of Level 3 and higher
autonomous driving solutions and
cockpit domain controller systems
using Visteon’s industry-leading
DriveCore and SmartCore technology
platforms. The cooperative agreement
with GAC furthers Visteon’s efforts
to develop technology solutions
addressing industry trends such
as digitization of the cockpit,
consolidation of cockpit electronics
components, and the transition to
autonomous vehicles.APA Bureau
APA Bureau
Visteon, Guangzhou Auto Pact For
Cockpit Electronics Solutions
ZF Global Electronics To Set Up Plant In Poland
Z
F Global Electronics will
expand its manufacturing
footprint in Eastern Europe
to meet the increasing
European demand and to improve
its competitiveness. This will support
ZF’s goal of Vision Zero through
the production of advanced safety
electronics. The company is also
expanding its engineering capabilities
to accelerate growth in this area.
Located in Czestochowa, Poland,
the new plant will support all
active and passive safety product
lines, including advanced camera
generations for active safety and
occupant safety electronics suchas airbag control units.The new
facility will be operational by end of
2019 and will employ more than 300
people when at capacity.ZF has recently expanded its
electronics engineering group with
the opening of a new technical centre
in Lodz, Poland. The centre,officially
opened in October, will house
200 highly-skilled engineers and
technicians. It will house both offices
and electronics labs in addition to
the existing electronics engineering
centre in Czestochowa, which was
established over a decade ago and
has approximately 350 employees.Christophe Marnat, Acting Executive
Vice President of Operations for
the Active and Passive Safety
Division Global Electronics Product-
line, said, “the new engineering
centre and manufacturing facility
will represent the state-of-the-art
in safety electronics production
and engineering and supports our
growth in the advanced safety and
automated driving fields. It builds
on our established seat belt and
airbag operations and the electronics
technical centres in Czestochowa and
further establishes our manufacturing
and engineering footprint to satisfy
our global customers.”GLEANINGS International