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a more protected bicycle with four wheels."
In the arena of autonomous driving, the company is
pursuing technology for self-driving taxis. This includes
the "Intelligent Corner Module," an electronic "steer-bywire" system installed in a new vehicle named the
Schaeffler Mover demoed at CES. The Intelligent Corner
Module encases propulsion and chassis components in a
single, compact unit at each wheel, and enables the wheel
to turn 90 degrees for 360-degree turns in place and
extremely easy parallel parking.
The Mover vehicle is also modular like the BioHybrid. Swappable "flexible huts" or bodies, which sit
atop the drivetrain platform, convert it from a robo-taxi
to a self-driving delivery vehicle. The Mover in taxi
mode also can be cloud connected allowing you to
request a pickup via a mobile app.
"This car is featuring the future trends and breakthrough innovations of mobility in cities in the future,
and there's more to come," Gutzmer says.
Markus Heyn, who leads the automotive aftermarket
and connected mobility solutions divisions at Robert
Bosch, GmbH in Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Germany,
says his company is now more forward-looking because
"how we get from A to B is changing on a fundamental
level." He says Bosch is focused on developing "pioneering technologies and business models for the mobility
of the future." And robo-taxis are a core component, he
adds, pointing to Bosch's driverless electric concept
shuttle, which debuted at CES. It pairs with an app that
lets users summon it and pay for a ride, unlock the
vehicle and use it for ridesharing. It also communicates
with other shuttles on the road, helping to reduce traffic congestion, Heyn says.
By 2020, Bosch expects one million on-demand shuttles to be on roads in the U.S., China and Europe, growing
to 2.5 million shuttles by 2025. And many of those will
be self-driving and electric, says Mike Mansuetti, president of Bosch North America in Northville, MI.
"Every square inch of this concept shuttle contains
existing Bosch solutions," Mansuetti says, whether it's an
electric powertrain, 360-degree surround sensors, a "connectivity control unit for full V2X (vehicle-to-vehicle and
vehicle-to-infrastructure) connectivity," or Perfectly
Keyless, a smartphone app that lets car owners grant
access to a vehicle. At CES, it was named a CES Innovation
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Award Honoree, and was demonstrated in a Ford
Mustang at Bosch's exhibit. Perfectly Keyless is also
intended for both private car owners and fleet operators,
such as car-sharing companies.
Services will be a key component of future mobility,
too, Heyn notes. He cites projections that worldwide revenues from digital mobility services will grow to $160
billion by 2022, for an annual increase of more than 25
percent. He points to Bosch's partnership with Daimler
AG to co-develop self-driving cars that can operate in
urban environments, and a pilot on-demand ride-hailing
service they will launch later this year. Once finalized,
Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans capable of driving themselves will be on selected roads.
Meanwhile, Continental AG at CES featured the CUbE,
the Continental Urban Mobility Experience, a self-driving electrified robo-taxi that the company designed to
carry self-driving delivery robots - which bring goods to
homes - when it isn't hauling people. Although selfdriving shuttles are considered key to future mobility in
cities, they may be less in-demand during daytime hours
while people are at work or school. Continental envisions
e-commerce deliveries flattening out the demand curve.
"With the growth of e-commerce and urbanization
continuing to skyrocket, we will see automated goods
delivery grow," says Jeremy McClain, director of systems

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