ZF puts down a big bet on future of commercial trucks

ZF, led by CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider, right, has been concentrating on Level 2+ automated systems. The Webco purchase and a partnership with self-driving truck company TuSimple are among ZF’s forays into autonomous technology. (AUTOMOTIVE NEWS ILLUSTRATION)

June 01, 2020 04:00 AM

Despite headwinds brought on by COVID-19, ZF Friedrichshafen has not hit the brakes on its ambitious plans to bolster its expertise in self-driving commercial vehicles.

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