Nexteer Automotive Raises the Bar for Software Engineering Organization

As cars becoming more software-enabled, cloud-connected devices, global OEMs' demand for software-enabled steering features and other software-centric motion control applications grows exponentially. As a result, Nexteer Automotive is extending its global Software Engineering organization to satisfy the ever-increasing software requirements of its global OEM customers.

Software Organizational Enhancement

Nexteer's latest operational enhancement establishes a single strategic software team spanning four national Nexteer sites, including the Global Technical Center in Saginaw, MI, Regional Technical Centers in Tychy, Poland and Suzhou, China, and a Software Center in Bengaluru, India. Previously, software engineering knowledge was spread throughout the Company and recorded independently across product lines and R&D.

The recently created team reports directly to the chief technology officer of the company.

Nexteer's unified software team will support Electric Power Steering (EPS) systems and the advancement of specialized steering features. Furthermore, the new structure would facilitate software-related projects, such as software solutions that may be cloud-based or exist within a centralized chassis domain controller.

Software R&D Collaborations

Nexteer's latest software engineering structure aligns with R&D partnerships with CNXMotion and Tactile Mobility on two fronts.

Nexteer is working on motion control systems with CNXMotion, a joint partnership with Continental. In addition, Nexteer is collaborating with Tactile Mobility, a leading tactile virtual sensing, and data firm headquartered in Israel, to examine advanced steering safety features such as real-time road surface detection.

About Nexteer

Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316), a world leader in intuitive motion control, is a multibillion-dollar global steering and driveline company that provides electric and hydraulic power steering systems, steering columns, driveline systems, as well as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and automated driving enabling technologies to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company operates 27 assembly facilities, four technical and software centers, and 13 customer support centers throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

BMW, Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota, and VW, as well as automakers in India and China, are among the company's more than 60 customers in every major region of the world.