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Schaeffler acquires 100 percent stake in Schaeffler Paravan Technologie GmbH & Co. KG
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG and Arnold Verwaltungs GmbH have signed a basic agreement for the acquisition of Roland Arnold’s 10 percent stake in Schaeffler Paravan Technologie GmbH & Co. KG. The Space Drive system, invented 20 years ago by Roland Arnold as a mobility solution for people with disabilities, will continue to be systematically developed and expanded.
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Rally via cable: World's first competition with a steer-by-wire Ford Fiesta Rally 2
Rally driver Fabio Schwarz and co-driver Andris Malnieks will compete in the Space Drive Ford Fiesta Rallye 2 at the 58th ADAC Knaus Tabbert 3 Städte Rallye from 13 to 15 October 2022 in Bavaria, Austria and the Czech Republic. This is the first competition in a rally with a steer-by-wire vehicle. It takes place as part of the season finale of the German Rally Championship (DRM).
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DTM season finale at Hockenheim: Space Drive Team led by Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport and Maxi Buhk finishes in points
The season finale at the weekend gave the Mercedes Mücke Motorsport team the point it deserved. A positive finish for the Space Drive development team and Maximilian Buhk at the Hockenheimring with the #18 Mercedes-AMG GT3, which is the only car in the field to run without a mechanical connection between the steering unit and steering gear and represents a unique development project.
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Premiere for the flexibly adjustable steer-by-wire steering system
David Schumacher and Carrie Schreiner test a steer-by-wire steering system that can be parameterized while driving for the first time as part of the GTC Race season finale at the Hockenheimring.
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Schaeffler Paravan at IAA Transportation 2022
Space Drive as a key technology for autonomous vehicle applications. Drive-by-wire solutions are the basis for implementing autonomous and remote-controlled (remote) vehicle applications in the commercial vehicle sector. Flexible and diverse areas of application and use.
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Steering development on the race track - Good start into the second half of the DTM
Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport narrowly misses out on the first points of the season with the steer-by-wire Mercedes-AMG GT3 and Maximilian Buhk on Saturday, 27.08.2022, after a foggy track. Qualifying thriller on Sunday in a historically tight grid.
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US premiere: Schaeffler Paravan presents Space Drive technology at IMSA
Schaeffler Paravan Technologie GmbH & Co KG. will enter the American racetrack for the first time with the Space Drive technology carrier Mercedes-AMG GT3 and will present the steer-by-wire Mercedes-AMG GT3 in a demonstration drive as part of Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen on Saturday, June 25 at 6 p.m.
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Space Drive drive-by-wire system paves the way to an autonomous future in the U.S.
When it comes to autonomous driving, the USA is the world's leading nation. Drive-by-wire is the indispensable basic technology for autonomous vehicles. With Space Drive, Schaeffler Paravan offers a solution for retrofitting or upgrading these vehicles.
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Bundesrat approves simplifications for future technology
New regulation clears the way for autonomous series vehicles. With Space Drive, Schaeffler Paravan has a proven drive-by-wire solution that is essential for upgrading or retrofitting autonomous vehicles.
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