ZF to produce transceiver modules for ibeoNext automotive

Global technology major ZF announced that it will produce transceiver modules for both ibeoNext automotive and industrial applications at its facility in Brest, France.

In Brest, ZF currently produces the LiDAR Sensor for Ibeo- a company in which it holds a 40 percent stake.

Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH has partnered with Sick AG to produce 3D Solid-State LiDAR sensor for industrial applications to market. In this partnership, Ibeo is providing its ibeoNext measurement core, which ZF produces in Brest (France).

Sick will develop the system design and the application software for a new industrial LiDAR sensor so that industrial applications can be created to meet customer requirements.

The company has been delivering the first batches to partners and customers worldwide since the fall of 2020 – including the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor, which will use ibeoNEXT LiDAR in SUV 'Wey'models. IbeoNEXT is based on a new type of solid-state, photon laser measurement technology.

“At ZF we consistently use LiDAR in our sensor set from level 4 onwards - but of course the sensor already contributes to significantly more safety and comfort from level 2 onwards“, says Christophe Marnat, executive vice president of the ZF Electronics and Advanced Driver Assist Systems Division.

He further added, “These advantages can now also be implemented in industrial applications such as automated guided vehicles, forklift trucks and other forms of mobile automated machinery."