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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Nexteer Automotive (https://www.nexteer.com/) has been recognized as a 2021

Automotive News PACEpilot Innovation to Watch for its innovative combination of

Steer-by-Wire (SbW) with Stowable Steering Column technologies.

Nexteer's award-winning combination of SbW with Stowable Steering Column

reinvents the "behind-the-wheel" experience and opens an untapped frontier of

advanced safety and performance features for autonomous and traditional

driving.

"Nexteer is honored to be recognized by Automotive News as a 2021 PACEpilot

Innovation to Watch for our innovative Steer-by-Wire with Stowable Steering

Column solution. Together, these game-changing technologies are poised to

transform the future of mobility by supporting OEM needs across industry

megatrends like Electrification, Autonomy, Mobility-as-a-Service, Software and

Connectivity," said Robin Milavec, President, Chief Technology Officer (CTO),

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Executive Board Director, Nexteer Automotive.

"Earning this prestigious PACEpilot recognition further demonstrates Nexteer's

global leadership in intuitive motion control solutions, as well as our ongoing

commitment to relentless innovation that improves safety and performance for

future mobility."

About Steer-by-Wire with Stowable Steering Column

Nexteer's SbW

(https://www.nexteer.com/a-d-a-s-automated-driving/steer-by-wire/) replaces the

mechanical connection between the handwheel and roadwheels with algorithms,

electronics and actuators. SbW opens the gateway to benefits that are not

achievable with traditional steering solutions. SbW can enhance stability

control, reduce braking distances, and is a preferred enabler for Park Assist

and Automatic Emergency Steering (AES) (https://www.nexteer.com/blog/the-future-of-collision-avoidance-with-automatic-emergency-steering/).

Nexteer's Stowable Steering Column (https://www.nexteer.com/blog/stowable-steering-columns-redefine-drivers-behind-the-wheel-experience/) utilizes custom-designed software and

electronics that allow the steering wheel to be retracted into the dash and away

from the driver when not in use.

Stowable Steering Column also provides innovative solutions for crash safety,

with ASIL-D steering column positioning.

When paired together, Nexteer's SbW with Stowable Steering Column opens a new

world of cockpit design options and changes how drivers can use their vehicles

- creating the opportunity for OEMs to re-invent and re-purpose the driver's

cabin space. For example, when SbW is coupled with a Stowable Steering Column

during automated driving, additional space is created for the driver to engage

in other activities. This technology can also be used for traditional driving

vehicles. When the vehicle is in park, Nexteer's Stowable Steering Column can

extend the usable space in the vehicle cabin, creating a more spacious

office-on-wheels.

About the 2021 Automotive News PACEpilot Program

The 2021 Automotive News PACEpilot program

(https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/2021-automotive-news-pace-award-winners)

honored 10 emerging innovations from both global suppliers and small startups.

PACEpilot recognizes post-pilot, pre-commercial innovations in the automotive

and future mobility space. These represent product, software/IT system or

process and idea incubators that have the potential to revolutionize an

automaker's business. This was the second year Automotive News recognized

PACEpilot honorees and the first time they named Innovations to Watch.

Nexteer's joint venture with Continental, CNXMotion

(https://www.nexteer.com/blog/accelerating-trusted-motion-control-through-partne

rship/), was also recognized as a 2021 PACEpilot Innovation to Watch for

Brake-to-Steer (https://www.nexteer.com/blog/brake-to-steer-providing-driver-safety-through-additional-layer-of-directional-control/).

For complete details of the Automotive News PACEpilot program and this year's

Innovations to Watch, visit www.autonews.com/pace.

About Nexteer

Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316), a global leader in intuitive motion control, is a

multi-billion dollar global steering and driveline business delivering electric

and hydraulic power steering systems, steering columns, driveline systems, as

well as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving

enabling technologies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company

has 27 manufacturing plants, four technical and software centers and 13

customer service centers strategically located in North and South America,

Europe, Asia and Africa. The company serves more than 60 customers in every

major region of the world including BMW, Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW,

as well as automakers in India and China. www.nexteer.com

Link to Nexteer Media Center (https://www.nexteer.com/media-center/)

Link to SbW with Stowable Steering Column Media Kit

(https://nexteer.canto.com/index.html#/v/MA7JUIL207/allfiles?viewIndex=0)

Source: Nexteer