Accidents involving commercial vehicles are often particularly serious. Sensors from Bosch developed specially for heavy commercial vehicles like the multi purpose camera, front radar sensor, and corner radar sensor provide the basis for driver assistance functions that enhance safety, efficiency, comfort, and convenience for these kinds of vehicles.

The multi purpose camera is specifically adapted to operations in heavy commercial vehicles and sets new standards for reliable detection of objects and structures. To ensure robust object detection, classic image-processing algorithms are combined with artificial-intelligence methods. This makes the camera ideal for use in driver assistance systems and partially automated driving.

The connectivity control units collect real-time data, which can be used to generate utilization and productivity profiles for the vehicles in the fleet. Thanks to continuous condition monitoring, predictive diagnostics and maintenance, and the option to control software updates remotely, all vehicles are kept up to date and running at peak performance at all times.

With the digital keyless access system, owners and fleet managers will enjoy the flexibility of being able to make their vehicles available to any specific user at any time and place via a smartphone app.

With the eRegioTruck concept, the regional distribution traffic within a range of 250 km per day is electrified economically and efficiently. The quiet-operation and electric drive contributes to equalizing traffic by enhancing delivery times and enabling entry to restricted inner-city areas, for example low-emission zones.

In times when sustainability and environmental protection are becoming increasingly important, the trend towards electrically driven vehicles is also advancing. With the ServoE, Bosch expands its product portfolio with a fully electric steering system for heavy commercial vehicles. The ServoE enables easy and oil-free installation as well as a more safe and eco-friendly driving. Based on the redundant design of the system, assistance functions up to automated driving are possible. The steering gear enables the customer-specific DNA in terms of features and steering feel.

Along with fuel cell-electric and battery-electric applications, the hydrogen engine represents an equally important powertrain technology of the future. In this context, Bosch’s technology for the direct injection of hydrogen serves as an efficient means of achieving significant reductions in the emissions of internal-combustion engines. With the direct injection technology, the hydrogen is injected directly into the combustion chamber, where the ignitable gas/air mixture is then formed.

The interior sensing systems from Bosch increase safety for all road users, while the occupants’ privacy remains protected. Using innovative sensor systems for the vehicle interior, critical situations like distraction or drowsiness can be detected and the driver can be warned accordingly.

The scalable fuel cell power module is a fuel cell system that generates electricity from hydrogen in vehicles. It is primarily used in commercial vehicles, especially in long-distance applications. The system comprises a fuel cell stack and the fuel cell submodules, such as those for hydrogen and air, which are required for the stack to operate.

Distractions, drowsiness, and even microsleep – what happens inside the driver’s cab can have far-reaching consequences. The interior sensing systems from Bosch increase safety for all road users, while the occupants’ privacy remains protected. Using innovative sensor systems for the vehicle interior, critical situations such as distraction and drowsiness can be detected at an early stage and the driver can be warned accordingly.

With the automotive connectivity hub, Bosch has created a holistic and manufacturer-independent solution that allows data to be collected during vehicle operation before being transmitted to the cloud and made available for a wide variety of connected services.