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The leading specialist magazine for the automotive industry features new details about research and development. Our readers are technology-oriented managers. ATZ’s reports focus on the latest R&D findings concerning every possible aspect of passenger cars and commercial vehicle engineering. Our authors are automotive experts from the industry and science. Therefore, ATZ’s reports feature individual research projects and the series development of vehicles and their components.
Cover Stories
Current Issue
Cover Story – Interior
Authors of the article: Volkswagen, Cruden, TU Berlin
Experience cars of tomorrow already today – this intention is the big challenge at the development of new interior concepts. Here, strategic and subjective decisions have to be made at times where real prototypes are still not available. Volkswagen developed a new dynamic driving simulator concept to evaluate variants of the passenger compartment in the early development phase. The characteristics are defined by the application of VR glasses, the so-called head mounted display, as well as the use of a flexible mock-up in combination with a motion system.
Cover Story – Interview
Authors of the article: Reichenbach
In the interview, the ATZ discusses the effects of automation level 5 on interior concepts such as the YFAI Experience in Motion 2020 (XiM20) project for autonomous ridesharing vehicles. Adapted to the future requirements and needs of passengers, the XiM20 offers a completely new travel experience.
Cover Story – Interior
Authors of the article: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
Autonomous and electric driving offer new opportunities for designing and arranging seats in the automotive interior. Only the complete elimination of unpleasant noise can keep passenger comfort consistently high, especially in cars with the quietest of propulsion drives. This can only be achieved through the right bearing design, which has to meet NVH specifications is important, as Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics explains in-depth here.
Development – Chassis
Authors of the article: ZF
The chassis has consistently played a key role in the future of the automobile. End customers want a dynamic driving experience without forgoing dependability. However, at the same time, automated functions increase demand for comfort, which car manufacturers and suppliers must in turn satisfy. Individual components can no longer satisfy these varied tasks alone. ZF therefore relies on the optimized combination of chassis systems.
Development – Body
Authors of the article: Bosch
Challenges for lightweight design with fiber-reinforced plastics are fast development times and high cost pressure. Furthermore, today’s sensor-based vehicle functions must also be implemented in future automobiles. As a solution approach, Bosch offers the direct integration of common automotive sensors such as acceleration sensors into fiber structures. This even enables a secondary function for damage monitoring.
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Takata Interview: “Restraint Systems Must Become More Adaptive”
AVL Interview: “Cost-effective, low-emission cars that are fun to drive”
ZF TRW Interview “We soon found that we had a lot in common from a technical perspective”
Volvo Interview: „Developing our own software and IT expertise gives us an advantage“
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From Carriage Building to High-performance Bodywork
The Long Road Leading to Streamlined Design
From Carbide Lamps to High-performance Headlights
The Long Goodbye to the Travel Blanket
Closing Statement
ATZworldwide is the English digital edition of ATZ, which has been published for over 120 years. It is the leading international technology magazine for decision-makers in automotive development. ATZwordwide offers engineers 360° information about the entire vehicle – be it chassis or body, lighting technology, air conditioning or thermal management.
It presents and analyzes trendsetting developments and always has its finger on the pulse of the times. ATZ worldwide has thus established itself as a must read for technology-oriented management and promotes the global transfer of information in the field of modern vehicle development between the automotive and supplier industries, service providers and research and development centers all over the world.
Michael Reichenbach
Deputy Editor in Chief
The scientific advisory board of ATZworldwide is made up of industry experts who work for leading companies and research institutions. By sharing ideas on a regular basis with the editorial team, the board members help to maintain the high quality of the magazine’s content. The board provides the editorial team with first-hand information about the latest development trends and offers advice and constructive criticism.
Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Adamczyk
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Bichler
Bertrandt AG
Dr.-Ing. Joachim Damasky
VDA/FAT
Dr. Thomas Dieckmann
Wabco GmbH
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein
RWTH Aachen
Dipl.-Ing. Frank F. Esser
Ford Werke GmbH
Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Fröhlich
BMW AG
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Dieter Grebe
AVL List GmbH
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Gutzmer
Schaeffler AG
Dr.-Ing. Markus Heyn
Robert Bosch GmbH
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Harald Keller
Edag Engineering GmbH
Matthias Kratzsch
IAV GmbH
Dipl.-Ing. Ralph Lauxmann
Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
Dr.-Ing. Peter Mertens
Audi AG
Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Peter Pfeffer
Hochschule München
Dr.-Ing. Otmar Scharrer
Mahle International GmbH
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. (FH) Wolfgang Schwenk
Segula Technologies GmbH
Dr. Michael Steiner
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Jean-François Tarabbia
Valeo SA
Dr. Frederik Zohm
MAN Truck & Bus SE
