ZKW Group has entered a cooperation with LG Vehicle Solutions and LG Soft India in order to utilise the synergies and expertise of LG’s software division.
LG Electronics employs nearly 1,100 specialized experts in India who develop software for a wide range of applications – including automotive. The first joint projects are scheduled to start in October 2024.
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The aim of the collaboration is to develop software for premium lighting systems and intelligent lighting functions in order to further increase road safety. “The synergies with LG Soft India open up a great opportunity for ZKW to develop robust software of the highest quality for our customers together with the highly qualified specialists on site. This is an important step towards the Software Defined Vehicle,” says ZKW CEO Dr Wilhelm Steger.
ZKW says it is now taking the next step to support the transition to software defined vehicle architectures. As part of the LG Group, the Wieselburg-based lighting system specialist is cooperating with LG Soft India in Bengaluru, one of the largest global research and development centers of LG Electronics. The aim is to develop and manufacture high-quality products with high quality software contents. “This cooperation enables us to drive forward the development of new products for our international markets and open up new customer segments together with LG,” explains Dr Steger.
Vehicle lighting of the future
ZKW says software is a key component of ZKW’s current innovations – such as the intelligent and adaptive front-lighting systems with highly complex algorithms behind. Animated rear lights also rely on software-based electronics that enable a wide range of functions and control options. Together with LG Soft India, platform developments for new products and technologies are now to be driven forward. “With the start of this close collaboration we will add valuable competencies to our international product development network as well as we support further innovation steps like scene-based lighting or the integration of AI-technologies,” says Udo Hornfeck, CTO of ZKW Group GmbH.
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By GlobalDataThe ZKW Group specialises in innovative premium lighting systems and electronics. As a subsidiary of LG Electronics Vehicle Solutions, ZKW has been part of the LG Group since 2018.
