For the engineers in the Böhm team, the focus is on the networking of all systems. How is it possible to merge sensors and functions of brakes, steering, chassis and drive in such a way that in the end a single large, self-sufficient organ is created. Software, which is becoming increasingly complex, plays a decisive role in this. “The goal is to one day develop this completely in-house,” says Böhm. Hundreds of software specialists are already working on this in the Mercedes laboratories in India, China, the USA and Germany. E-vehicles currently offer a great challenge, but also huge opportunities in the further development of all safety-relevant control systems. Electric motors are extremely powerful, i.e. enormously powerful and react to commands from the electronic masterminds with an extremely short delay.
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