Intelligent Networking: ZF Showcases Smart Solutions for the Entire Logistics Chain
- With intelligent mechanical systems, sensor systems and control units, ZF helps to enable commercial vehicles to see, think and act
- For safer and more efficient depots: The ZF Innovation Truck and Terminal Yard Tractor maneuver independently
- Handling the distribution volume: Autonomous driving functions facilitate parcel carriers' daily work
- Tailor-made and interconnected: Cloud-based algorithms calculate the ideal route in real time
Friedrichshafen. ZF is showing how the future of logistics could look. The technology company is presenting several innovations that combine electric drive solutions with autonomous driving functions and smart network concepts. This enables the company to closely oversee all central areas of logistics, from depots to parcel delivery services.
Eliminating the bottleneck: autonomous driving functions can improve the safety and efficiency of depot logistics
Using ZF's solutions in the future, vehicles could independently maneuver swap bodies or trailers to their respective destinations, whether they are depots of freight, air or sea. Based on the company's philosophy of "see. think. act.", ZF is developing instruments for the logistics sector that can help to increase efficiency, speed and environmental friendliness, while helping to reduce accidents and avoid damage. In addition, driverless, maneuverable vehicles can help counteract the ever-growing shortage of skilled workers in the logistics industry.
For more information on the ZF Innovation Truck and the Terminal Yard Tractor, please click here.
Handling the distribution volume: ZF's intelligent technology supports increasing delivery demand
The rapid growth in online commerce has significantly increased the pressure on parcel deliverers. By 2021, the number of parcels delivered per year is expected to exceed four billion in Germany alone. At the same time, end customers increasingly want to specify when and where they receive their parcels. With its new, purely electrically driven Innovation Van, ZF is applying its comprehensive expertise and technologies for autonomous driving to the requirements of delivery logistics, complete with a smart algorithm that takes customer requests into account in real time and calculates the most efficient delivery route.
For more information on ZF's "last mile" innovations, please click here.
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1) For faster, safer and more efficient logistic processes: The unmanned ZF Innovation Truck with Swap Body Assist maneuvers depots or similar areas and can autonomously master lifting, shifting and stacking. In addition, the TraXon hybrid transmission system allows the truck to locally maneuver emission-free and quietly.
2) The mobility of tomorrow for delivery vehicles: In future, the ZF Innovation Van's autonomous driving functions could contribute to making parcel deliveries more efficient for a secure future.
Kay Robinson, UK Communications, ZF Group
Tel: +44 (0) 121 506-5316, e-mail: kay.robinson1-contr@zf.com
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
ZF is a global leader in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology. The company has a global workforce of 146,000 with approximately 230 locations in some 40 countries. In 2017, ZF achieved sales of €36.4 billion. ZF is one of the largest automotive suppliers worldwide.
ZF allows vehicles to see, think and act. The company invests more than six percent of its sales in research and development annually – in particular for the development of efficient and electric drivelines and also in striving for a world without accidents. With its broad portfolio, ZF is advancing mobility and services in the automobile, truck and industrial technology sectors.
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