ZF Commercial Vehicle China Edition ADAS Solution OnGuardMAX SE Delivered to Customers

On April 23, ZF Commercial Vehicle announced that its advanced driver assistance system OnGuardMAXTM SE specially designed for the Chinese commercial vehicle market has been delivered to the domestic first commercial vehicle customers, and the first model equipped with this system has been successfully off-line. The Chinese version of OnGuardMAXTM SE integrates excellent performance, high compliance and cost effectiveness, accurately responding to the increasing comprehensive demands of the Chinese market for safety, efficiency and compliance of commercial vehicles. This delivery marks the deepening implementation of ZF's strategy of "in China, for China".

ZF OnGuardMAXTM SE is a cost-effective solution with both maturity and expansion potential specially developed for the actual road environment and regulatory standards in China. The system relies on perfect global and local supply chain system, integrates leading sensing and algorithm technology with advanced data fusion capability, and can co-process self-developed high-performance radar and camera information to realize core functions such as automatic emergency braking (AEB), lane departure warning (LDW) and adaptive cruise control (ACC), and lays a foundation for expansion to L2+advanced driver assistance function.

ZF OnGuardMAXTM SE

Yu Sujie, President of Asia Pacific Region of ZF Commercial Vehicle Solutions Business Unit said:"The Chinese commercial vehicle industry is accelerating towards a stage of development that focuses on safety, economy and compliance. OnGuardMAXTM SE is led by the local R&D team in China, closely combined with global experience, and customized for the specific needs of the Chinese market according to ZF's process and standard system. The project took only one year from launch to mass production and is an example of the perfect combination of 'German quality' and 'Chinese speed'. It is not only an advanced driver assistance system, but also an important practice for ZF to fulfill its long-term commitment to the Chinese market and actively respond to industry standards. We hope to help OEMs meet regulatory requirements in an efficient and reliable manner, and help end-users achieve substantial improvement in safety and operational efficiency through innovations that really fit the local scene."

Enabling local wisdom and building security compliance guarantee

At the beginning of the design, the system is deeply integrated into the localization consideration, and its performance fully meets or exceeds the Chinese JT/T 1242-2019 regulatory standards. It can accurately detect and track moving, decelerating and stationary obstacles, including vehicles and vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.). In case of emergency, it can alleviate or avoid collision with vehicles ahead and vulnerable road users, effectively avoid pedestrian and vehicle accidents, and improve road safety. Its radar can work independently and its sensing algorithms are optimized to maintain stable and reliable target identification even in low visibility environments such as rain and fog.

In addition, the system has good software scalability, which can be upgraded to realize functions such as Citybus CMS, LKA and CLKA, further enhancing vehicle safety and driving convenience and creating long-term value for users.

At the compliance level, OnGuardMAXTM SE meets the international functional security standard ISO 26262 and the requirements of Chinese information security GB 44495 to ensure that the product is efficient and reliable.

Economic value realization, driving efficient operation

In addition to significantly improving active safety, OnGuardMAXTM SE is committed to delivering the full economic value to fleet users. By preventing and reducing accidents, the system can effectively reduce the vehicle outage time and corresponding costs; When the ACC function is enabled, the energy consumption level can be significantly reduced. In addition, the system can be upgraded in the future to support predictive adaptive cruise control (PECC) for a smoother driving experience and greater fuel economy, optimizing the fleet's total lifecycle cost (TCO).

Relying on ZF's successful experience and technical accumulation of over one million sets of OnGuard systems in the world in recent 20 years, OnGuardMAXTM SE is highly mature and reliable. It is applicable to trucks, buses, trucks and other commercial vehicles. Through close cooperation between local R&D and local production, it can quickly respond to changes in Chinese market and personalized demands of customers, laying a solid foundation for the industry to move towards a higher level of intelligence.