In this Automotive World report, a range of leading stakeholders provide insight into automotive transmission technology development.
Fuel economy and emissions regulations, the slow but steady rise of electrification, the impact of connectivity, autonomous driving and the sharing economy will all influence how vehicles are powered, and how that power is transferred to the wheels. Download this report to gain insight into how developments across the automotive industry will shape the future of transmission technology.
‘Special report: Automotive transmission technology’ (https://www.automotiveworld.com/research/special-report-automotive-transmission-technology/) is available to download now from the research section of AutomotiveWorld.com.
In this report:
- Vehicle transmissions adapt to future powertrain norms
- EV and autonomous – a natural fit for transmissions
- An unlikely new future for the planetary CVT
- Interview: Matthias Zink, Chief Executive, Automotive Business, Schaeffler
- Emissions, performance and MPG – DCT improves all three
- Transmission suppliers hedge their bets on truck of the future
- EV transmissions herald new benefits for drivers – and manufacturers
- Transmission innovation requires a global approach
- CVTs shake past woes in push for efficiency
- Heavy trucks downspeeding towards greater efficiency
Quotes from the report:
People accept the level of noise from transmissions today, so from that point you don’t necessarily need to improve them further for an autonomous car – Stephan Rebhan, Executive Vice President Transmission Business Unit, Powertrain Division at Continental
Theoretically, we can provide a CVT that can be calibrated to mimic any other type of transmission on the market today – Patrick Sexton, Director of Engineering for VariGlide at Dana
Higher levels of efficiency leads many to buy an automatic car instead of a manual… This would not have been possible years ago – Matthias Zink, Chief Executive, Schaeffler Automotive
A high number of gears in any automatic transmission can be easily achieved, but too many gears with small steps in between make many shifts useless – Stephan Weng, Executive Vice President, Getrag Division, Magna
A highly skilled driver can of course drive a manual transmission with reasonable operating efficiency, but in many regions of the world you don’t have skilled drivers behind the wheel – Winfried Gründler, Vice President, Truck & Van Driveline Technology, ZF
A single-speed transmission will be suitable for autonomous city vehicles as they operate in a duty cycle with a lower range requirement – Kiran Govindswamy, Director of Powertrain and Vehicle Engineering & NVH, FEV North America
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