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Schaeffler buys drive-by-wire technology for autonomous vehicles

Published 08/06/2018, 03:26 AM
Updated 08/06/2018, 03:30 AM
© Reuters.  Schaeffler buys drive-by-wire technology for autonomous vehicles

BERLIN (Reuters) - German automotive supplier Schaeffler (DE:SHA_p) is acquiring drive-by-wire technology Space Drive from Paravan GmbH, which it said on Monday would play a key role in self-driving cars.

Space Drive, initially developed by Paravan to help people with physical disabilities, allows for vehicles to be steered and stopped by purely electronic means, eliminating the need for a steering wheel or steering column.

"Even in part-time autonomous passenger cars with steering wheels, the space saved by eliminating the steering column opens up completely new possibilities for vehicle and cab interior design," Schaeffler said in a statement.

As part of the transaction, Schaeffler and Paravan are creating a joint venture that will be 90 percent owned by Schaeffler Technologies AG.

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