New NIO ET9 “SkyRide” Incorporates Steer-by-Wire System from ZF

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• A brand new trade benchmark from NIO and the expertise group ZF: with the steer-by-wire expertise as a part of NIO ET9’s “SkyRide” chassis, NIO and ZF industrialize the cutting-edge expertise — a milestone for software-defined autos.
• Uncompromised driving security and luxury: NIO ET9’s steer-by-wire expertise permits for clever adjustment of the steering ratio in response to velocity, making certain optimum dealing with at each high and low speeds.
• Profitable partnership: cooperation with the German expertise group ZF as a part of NIO’s long-term innovation technique for the European market.

NIO, the worldwide firm for good electrical autos within the premium section, and the German expertise group ZF obtain a milestone of their profitable strategic cooperation. By integrating ZF’s steer-by-wire expertise into the “SkyRide” chassis of the brand new NIO ET9 government flagship, the primary mannequin on NIO’s NT 3.0 platform, the precision steering system begins serial manufacturing. The steer-by-wire expertise replaces the standard mechanical steering reference to a totally digital management system. By bodily decoupling the steering wheel utterly from the wheels and dynamically adapting the steering habits to completely different driving circumstances, a extra exact, extra snug driving expertise with uncompromised security is achieved.

Setting a brand new commonplace: exact steering with variable steering ratio

A part of NIO’s “SkyRide” chassis, the steer-by-wire expertise optimizes the steering expertise by a variable steering ratio. At low velocity, a decrease steering ratio ensures most maneuverability. The automobile may be steered with a most flip of simply 0.6 turns of the steering wheel with out oversteering to the appropriate or left. This provides most consolation, particularly when parking and maneuvering in confined areas. At increased speeds, the gear ratio will increase to make sure steady straight-line stability and a managed driving type.

Uncompromised security and luxury by steer-by-wire expertise

The pioneering steer-by-wire expertise gives uncompromised security for the motive force. As there isn’t any mechanical connection between the steering wheel and wheels, a number of security mechanisms may be built-in:

• Redundant management: if a part fails, a backup system takes over management to take care of driving security.
• Eradicating vibrations: with the mechanical connection eliminated, the NIO ET9 steer-by-wire system filters vibrations from the street — which ends up in a extra snug driving expertise.
• Higher management on slippery roads: digital management minimizes the danger of skidding or lack of traction by decrease delays and a extra exact management.

European cooperation: ZF Group as a accomplice for innovation

As a vital a part of NIO’s “SkyRide” chassis, the steer-by-wire system was developed in shut cooperation with the ZF expertise group. The industrialization of the steer-by-wire expertise of the NIO ET9 marks a spotlight within the strategic partnership that NIO signed with ZF in 2022. Collaborating with European suppliers is a cornerstone of NIO’s EU technique, and to assist it there are 5 R&D facilities throughout the continent — together with R&D amenities in UK (Oxford) by which methods and operations are overseen by Danilo Teobaldi, Principal Chief Engineer at NIO.

“At NIO, we’re dedicated to delivering groundbreaking improvements to our customers that redefine the driving expertise. Our collaboration with ZF, a globally acknowledged chief in high-quality automotive options, is a testomony to our dedication to the European market and our ambition to set new trade benchmarks with our good EVs. With the technological improvements of our new NIO ET9, we’re not simply discussing the longer term — we’re making it a actuality,” mentioned Danilo Teobaldi, Principial Chief Engineer at NIO.

“On this period of software-defined autos, ZF is establishing itself as a expertise chief and giving automotive producers such asNIO new freedom by way of design, consolation, driving capabilities and security,” mentioned Dr. Peter Holdmann, Member of the Board of Administration at ZF and accountable for the Chassis Options Division.

Steer-by-wire: a milestone for the software-defined automobile

With the steer-by-wire expertise as a part of the “SkyRide” chassis, NIO is underlining its main function within the improvement of good electrical autos. The system provides absolutely digital steering that may be constantly developed with future autonomous driving capabilities and over-the-air updates. This makes the NIO ET9 one of many first manufacturing autos on this planet with steer-by-wire and units a brand new commonplace as a catalyst for the subsequent era of electrical autos.

Get extra info: NIO ET9 Steer-by-Wire

About NIO

NIO is a world good electrical automobile firm based in November 2014. Devoted to shaping a sustainable and brighter future collectively by offering high-performance good electrical autos and distinctive consumer experiences, NIO is the primary automotive firm listed on the NYSE, HKEX and SGX. NIO at present has three main manufacturers beneath its umbrella: NIO, ONVO and firefly.

Ten years into institution, NIO is now one of many main firms within the world premium good electrical automobile market, dedicated to fostering its personal analysis and improvement capabilities for core applied sciences. As of the tip of December 2024, the corporate had filed for and obtained over 9,500 patents. Moreover, NIO has developed NIO Full Stack, a set of 12 expertise domains.

NIO has R&D and manufacturing amenities in Shanghai, Hefei, Beijing, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan, San Jose, Munich, Oxford, Berlin, Budapest, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. The corporate has additionally established gross sales and repair networks in China, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and the UAE.