Continental Unfolds Systems, Products For New Mobility

Technology is fast evolving in every sphere of life, especially industry. The big challenge is where to stop and make it commercial, viable and profitable. In the automotive sector the manufacturers are more constrained as the factors of development are complex and triggered extrinsically by the regulators and consumers. They compel the principal automotive suppliers to run ahead and bring about relevant and acceptable technologies.

- T Murrali

Technology company Continental has been investing heavily on research and development on new technologies that will lead to its globally acceptable objectives of zero accidents, zero emissions and zero stress with smart connectivity and convenience. At the recently-concluded Tech Day at Hannover, the company presented numerous innovations that reflected the major trends of the industry summit, all under the tagline of ‘Mobility is the Heartbeat of Life.’

Dr Elmar Degenhart, Chairman of the Continental Executive Board, in his presentation said, Continental develops technologies in three areas: Alternative drive systems, Autonomous driving and Connected vehicle, and the cloud along with data management. “Technology is our strength and is an area in which we have an outstanding level of expertise,” he said. True to his statement, in the past year alone, the company invested more than Euro Three billion in research and development of technologies for the next generation of mobility. “With our investments in R&D, we are creating the greatest upheaval in the automotive industry. Our alternative drive systems and technologies for automated and autonomous driving and for the connected car are the key ingredients for a healthy mobility ecosystem which is environmentally efficient and socially acceptable,” Degenhart said.

Alternative Drive Systems