Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Industry Report, 2023

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Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Industry Report, 2023, released by ResearchInChina, combs through and researches status quo and related product layout of OEMs and suppliers, and predicts future development trends of commercial vehicle intelligent chassis.

China-SAE defines intelligent chassis as a platform that provides bearing for autonomous driving system, cockpit system, and power system, with capabilities of cognition, prediction, control of interaction between wheels and the ground, and management of its own operating state, and specifically a system implementing vehicle intelligent driving tasks. Referring to the Electric Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Technology Roadmap, currently the development of commercial vehicle intelligent chassis in China focuses on four components, namely, brake-by-wire, steer-by-wire, drive-by-wire, and intelligent suspension. In the trend for commercial vehicle electrification, connection and intelligence, intelligent chassis, as a development cornerstone of vehicle intelligence, has become a development priority of the industry.

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1. OEMs and suppliers accelerate layout of intelligent chassis

Driven by national policies and market demand, OEMs and suppliers have quickened their pace of deploying intelligent chassis to solve the current problem of "insufficiently flexible limbs" in commercial vehicle chassis and support intelligent upgrade of commercial vehicle chassis.

In 2023, a light commercial vehicle based on skateboard chassis of Farizon Auto (Top 2 in new energy light trucks) will be launched on market in small batches. SuperVAN, Farizon Auto develops using skateboard chassis technology, covers vehicles with gross mass of 2.5 to 5.5 tons, length of 4.5 to 6 meters, and height ranging from flat roof (1.98 meters) and medium roof (2.18 meters, capable of entering underground garages) to high roof (2.5 meters).

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In May 2023, Qingling Motors first introduced its new-generation light electric truck, M600. The commercial vehicle skateboard chassis technology used in the new vehicle integrates three major components of battery, motor, and ECU, as well as drive/steer-by-wire and thermal management in the chassis according to three major domains, bringing much lower redundancy.

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In March 2023, U POWER released UP Super Board, a skateboard chassis-by-wire which provides support for building small trucks, light buses, vans and light trucks, with length of 4.5-6 meters and load capacity of 2.5-4.5 tons.

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2. Breakthroughs are made in electronic hydraulic brake-by-wire systems for commercial vehicles

Commercial vehicles with large loads have high requirements for braking systems: large braking force, high system reliability requirements, and high control difficulty due to large variation in load. Originally commercial vehicles mainly used air brake systems, but hydraulic brakes find ever broader application in light commercial vehicles, for offering benefits of quick braking response, short braking distance, low cost, a small number of parts, lighter weight, and low maintenance.

Application of brake-by-wire in commercial vehicles started from electronic braking system (EBS). As early as 1996, WABCO's EBS was used in Mercedes-Benz ACTROS series commercial vehicles. In recent years, electronic hydraulic brake-by-wire systems have also been mass-produced and installed in commercial vehicles. In China, typical suppliers are Tongyu Auto, Trinova Auto, and Tsintel Technology.

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Tongyu Auto is incubated by Tongji University, and its core team has independently developed core chassis-by-wire technologies since 2012. It has gained capital investment from OEMs such as Dongfeng, BAIC, China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC), and Xiaomi. Among them, Xiaomi has successively participated in its A+ and B funding rounds.

In Tongyu Auto’s commercial vehicle products, large EHB platform products are applicable to 3t to 7.5t mini trucks, mini coaches, pickups, light trucks, light buses and minibuses; combined braking system solutions can also cover vehicles with load capacity of 12t, further meeting the application requirements of medium-sized trucks and coaches. At present, Tongyu Auto's products have supported dozens of Chinese OEMs, such as FAW Jiefang, Dongfeng, JAC, JMC, SANY Heavy Industry, BAIC Foton, Yutong Group, XCMG, and King Long. Tongyu Auto ranks first in the Chinese commercial vehicle brake-by-wire EHB market.

3. Standardized intelligent chassis matches upper bodies of differing loads according to commercial vehicle application scenarios

Standardized intelligent chassis matching intelligent cabins and scenario-based upper bodies at random meets the requirements of different commercial vehicle scenarios.

Standardized chassis. Meet requirements of large-scale production for product standardization and reduce production cost. Moreover standardized chassis provides technical support for the development of commercial vehicle sharing.
General cabin. An intelligent cabin can be connected to a variety of standardized intelligent chassis via specific standardized mechanical interfaces, so as to realize plug-and-play.
Scenario-based upper body. Upper body is customized according to scenarios to differentially meet specialized needs of scenarios and maximize usage efficiency in the scenarios.

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Chassis standardization also facilitates technical development of chassis sub-components. The first is X-by-wire technology. Electronic control replaces mechanical control, completing the process of chassis intelligence 1.0. Once steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire technologies are mature, corner modules may be developed by referring to passenger car chassis to put steering and braking close to wheels. Schaeffler is developing related products. The second is structured battery pack, with battery cells directly integrated into vehicle frame/body to reduce weight and simplify structure. Currently all-electric heavy and light trucks already implement CTP (Cell to PACK) technology, while CTC (Cell to Chassis) technology develops with skateboard chassis as the carrier.

Both OEMs and suppliers now have made layout of standardized intelligent chassis:

Representative products of OEMs: King Long’s AICO chassis-by-wire, SANY Heavy Industry’s intelligent chassis, Qingling Motors’ all-electric light truck skateboard chassis, Beiben Trucks’ all-electric non-cabin intelligent chassis, etc.
Representative products of suppliers: Kunlang Technology’s autonomous commercial vehicles, PIX’s skateboard chassis EMC platform, REE’s P7 series chassis, all-electric chassis of Ifyou Technology (a wholly-owned subsidiary of GWM) for new Changzheng No.1 special vehicles, etc.

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4. Battery-chassis integration reshapes supply relationships

In the wave of commercial vehicle electrification, batteries have become another critical component on chassis. At present all-electric commercial vehicles have been promoting CTP and CTC technology, and power battery core technologies are held by major battery manufacturers which have a bigger say in promoting battery-chassis integration.

In CATL’s case, it set up CATL (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., its wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in design, production, sales and service of CIIC (CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis), and has laid out an integrated intelligent chassis production base construction project in Yichun in January 2023.

Conventional battery manufacturers are transforming into integrated suppliers of batteries and chassis. According to relevant research, in the future more than 70% of profits from new energy commercial vehicles will be taken by battery companies. Battery companies are extending downward to the chassis. Commercial vehicle OEMs need to further consider how to have the initiative in development of new energy technologies in the future.

1 Overview of Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Industry
1.1 Development History of Commercial Vehicle Chassis
1.2 Status Quo of Commercial Vehicle Chassis
1.3 Definition of Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis
1.4 Basic Properties of Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis
1.5 Chassis-by-wire for Commercial Vehicles
1.5.1 Advantages of Chassis-by-wire Compared to Conventional Chassis
1.5.2 Status Quo of Chassis-by-wire Industry
1.5.3 Commercial Vehicle Brake-by-wire Technology Route
1.5.4 Commercial Vehicle Braking System Development History
1.5.5 Air Electronic Braking System EBS
1.5.6 Market Status of EBS
1.5.7 EMB and Its Technical Advantages
1.5.8 Commercial Vehicle Models Equipped with Brake-by-Wire
1.5.9 Commercial Vehicle Steer-by-Wire Technology Route
1.5.10 Chassis-by-wire Configuration for Commercial Vehicles
1.5.11 Chassis-by-wire Operation Scenarios and Characteristics for Commercial Vehicles
1.5.12 Major Chassis-by-wire Manufacturers
1.6 Skateboard Chassis
1.6.1 Advantage of Skateboard Chassis Compared to Conventional Chassis
1.6.2 Key Characteristics
1.6.3 Industry Status
1.6.4 Major Manufacturers
1.6.5 Main Industry Chain
1.6.6 Development Opportunities
1.7 Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Group Memberships
1.8 Classification of Intelligent Chassis Product Platforms for Commercial Vehicles
1.8.1 Intelligent Chassis Product Platform for Highway Heavy Trucks
1.8.2 Intelligent Chassis Product Platform for Urban Light Trucks
1.8.3 Intelligent Chassis Product Platform for Coaches
1.8.4 Intelligent Chassis Product Platform for Special Vehicles
1.9 Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Related Policies
1.10 Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Development Plan
1.11 Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Development Segment Routes
1.12 Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Assisted Driving Technology Routes
1.13 Composition of Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis
1.14 Challenges and Opportunities of Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis

2 Intelligent Chassis Applications for Commercial Vehicle OEMs

2.1 King Long
2.1.1 Intelligent Chassis-by-wire Core Technology Framework
2.1.2 Chassis-by-wire Planning
2.1.3 Light Commercial Vehicle Chassis
2.1.4 Bus Integrated Chassis
2.1.5 Heavy Truck Chassis
2.1.6 E/E Architecture Development Planning
2.1.7 Drive-by-wire Technology
2.1.8 Brake-by-wire technology
2.1.9 Break-by-wire Product Development Route
2.1.10 Steer-by-wire technology
2.1.11 Active Suspension Technology Solutions
2.1.12 Intelligent Integrated Chassis-by-wire (1)
2.1.13 Intelligent Integrated Chassis-by-wire (2)
2.1.14 Intelligent Chassis-by-wire Product Planning
2.1.15 AICO Chassis-by-wire
2.1.16 Skateboard Chassis

2.2 Yutong
2.2.1 Commercial Vehicle Chassis Technology Thinking
2.2.2 Commercial Vehicle Chassis Planning
2.2.3 Commercial Vehicle 2nd Generation Electric Exclusive Chassis Platforms
2.2.4 Advanced Steering Technology C-EHPS
2.2.5 Automatic Emergency Braking - AEBS
2.2.6 Chassis Domain Controller
2.2.7 Third-generation Intelligent Electric Chassis Platform Planning
2.2.8 Fourth-generation Intelligent Electric Chassis Platform Planning
2.2.9 Integrated Redundancy Actuator-by-Wire Planning: Braking
2.2.10 Integrated Redundancy Actuator-by-Wire Planning: Steering

2.3 SANY Heavy Industry
2.3.1 L4 Autonomous Dump Trucks
2.3.2 Intelligent Chassis for Special Vehicles
2.3.3 Expandable Vehicles with Intelligent Chassis
2.3.4 E/E Architecture
2.3.5 Drive-by-wire
2.3.6 Steer-by-wire
2.3.7 Brake-by-wire

2.4 FAW Jiefang
2.4.1 High-precision Chassis-by-wire Platform
2.4.2 L4 Intelligent Port Tractors

2.5 Shaanxi Automobile
2.5.1 Integrated Chassis Solutions
2.5.2 Integrated Chassis-based Products

2.6 Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle
2.6.1 Chassis Solution for Port Scenarios
2.6.2 Chassis-by-wire
2.6.3 Single-vehicle Intelligent Driving Solution Based on Chassis-by-wire
2.6.4 Underground Autonomous Mining Trucks

2.7 Dongfeng Liuzhou Motors
2.7.1 Chassis-by-wire
2.7.2 Intelligent Connected Electric Logistics Solution
2.7.3 Autonomous Concept Vehicle Based on Chassis-by-wire

2.8 Beiben Trucks
2.8.1 All-electric Non-cabin Intelligent Chassis
2.8.2 Fuel Intelligent Container Trucks
2.8.3 All-electric Intelligent Container Trucks

2.9 JMC
2.9.1 Chassis-by-wire Layout
2.9.2 Chassis-by-wire for Intelligent Light Trucks
2.9.3 All-electric Platform Light Trucks

2.10 Farizon Auto
2.10.1 Profile
2.10.2 Chassis-by-wire
2.10.3 Brake-by-wire Redundancy Study
2.10.4 SuperVAN Product Introduction
2.10.5 SuperVAN Future Plans
2.10.6 Future Plans for New Energy Commercial Vehicles

2.11 DeepWay
2.11.1 Profile
2.11.2 New Energy Heavy Truck Products and Their Chassis Characteristics
2.11.3 Strategic Cooperation
2.11.4 Technical Cooperation Cases
2.11.5 Product Cooperation Cases
2.11.6 Future Layout

2.12 WESTWELL
2.12.1 Profile
2.12.2 Qomolo Product Development History
2.12.3 Qomolo Product Matrix
2.12.4 Qomolo Products and Chassis-by-wire Characteristics
2.12.5 Autonomous Heavy-duty Mobility Platform Qomolo One
2.12.6 Strategic Partnerships
2.12.7 Qomolo Product Application Cases

2.13 Windrose
2.13.1 Profile
2.13.2 Team Background
2.13.3 New Energy Heavy Trucks and Chassis-by-wire Characteristics
2.13.4 Strategic Cooperation

2.14 Other OEMs
2.14.1 Intelligent Chassis of XCMG
2.14.2 Intelligent Heavy Trucks of Danyun Motor
2.14.3 All-electric Light Truck Skateboard Chassis of Qingling Motors
2.14.4 All-electric Special Vehicle Chassis for Commercial Vehicle of Great Wall Motor
2.14.5 Digital Intelligent New Energy Architecture of Changan Kaicheng Commercial Vehicle
2.14.6 Intelligent Urban Logistics Vehicle Chassis-by-wire of SAIC Yuejin
2.14.7 All-electric City Small Truck of Zhejiang Feidi Motors
2.14.8 Autonomous Bus of EV CRRC
2.14.9 All-electric Power Chassis for Commercial Vehicles of Newrizon Auto
2.14.10 BYD Commercial Vehicle Electric Chassis
2.14.11 BAIC Foton Chassis-by-wire Models

3 Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Chassis Suppliers

3.1 WABCO
3.1.1 Brake-related Products
3.1.2 Electronic Braking System EBS

3.2 KNORR
3.2.1 Commercial Vehicle Product Layout
3.2.2 Vehicle Control System EBS
3.2.3 EBS Characteristics
3.2.4 EBS Product Advantages
3.2.5 EBS+ESP Combination Solution
3.2.6 New Generation Global Scalable Brake Control (GSBC) System
3.2.7 GSBC Product Advantages

3.3 Haldex VIE
3.3.1 Profile
3.3.2 EMB Full Range of Products
3.3.3 EMB is Available for All Commercial Vehicle Models
3.3.4 EMB System Structure Principle
3.3.5 EMB Realizes Fundamental Change from Air to Electric Braking System
3.3.6 Advantages of EMB System
3.3.7 Advantages of EMB System Compared to Air Brake System: Weight
3.3.8 Advantages of EMB System Compared to Air Brake System: Braking Distance
3.3.9 Advantages of EMB System Compared to Air Brake System: Efficiency & Energy Consumption
3.3.10 EMB System Functions and Product Advantages
3.3.11 Intelligent Chassis Eco-Building Program

3.4 Tsintel Technology
3.4.1 Electronic Brake Control System (EBS)
3.4.2 Core Functions of Electronic Brake Control System (EBS)
3.4.3 Tsintel Intelligent Booster (TIB)
3.4.4 Product Advantages & Core Functions

3.5 Ruili Kormee
3.5.1 EBS+ESC System
3.5.2 EBS+ESC+AEBS System for Commercial Vehicles
3.5.3 EBS

3.6 Bosch
3.6.1 Hybrid Power Steering Systems for Commercial Vehicles
3.6.2 All-electric Power Steering Systems for Commercial Vehicles

3.7 Zhejiang Shibao
3.7.1 Steering Product Development History
3.7.2 Capacity & Customers
3.7.3 Commercial Vehicle Steering Products

3.8 Nexteer
3.8.1 Steering Product Layout
3.8.2 Commercial Vehicle Steering Products

3.9 Trinova Auto
3.9.1 Electric Power Brake Systems
3.9.2 Electric Power Brake Redundancy Solutions
3.9.3 Integrated Electric Brake Systems

3.10 Schaeffler
3.10.1 Profile
3.10.2 Space Drive Steer-by-Wire System Characteristics
3.10.3 Space Drive Steer-by-Wire Strategic Cooperation
3.10.4 Integrated Chassis-by-wire
3.10.5 Electro-hydraulic Steering System
3.10.6 Intelligent Corner Module System & Intelligent Integrated Chassis-by-wire

3.11 Tongyu Auto
3.11.1 Profile
3.11.2 Intelligent Brake Products for Commercial Vehicles
3.11.3 Electronic Hydraulic Brake-by-wire System
3.11.4 Parameters of Electronic Hydraulic Brake-by-wire System
3.11.5 Integrated Electro-Hydraulic Braking Systems

3.12 Super Panther
3.12.1 Profile
3.12.2 Team Background
3.12.3 New Energy Heavy Truck Skateboard Chassis by Wire
3.12.4 Core Technology of Skateboard Chassis by Wire
3.12.5 Strategic Cooperation
3.12.6 Future Cooperation Direction of Chassis System

3.13 Kunlang Technology
3.13.1 Profile
3.13.2 Autonomous Commercial Vehicle Skateboard Chassis
3.13.3 Autonomous Cargo Platform Skateboard Chassis
3.13.4 Autonomous Sprinkler Skateboard Chassis
3.13.5 Autonomous Cargo Platform Strategic Cooperation
3.13.6 Strategic Planning

3.14 PIX Moving
3.14.1 Profile
3.14.2 Skateboard Chassis Product Route
3.14.3 Skateboard Chassis Characteristics and Product Matrix
3.14.4 Commercial Vehicle Skateboard Chassis Characteristics and Strategic Cooperation

3.15 U POWER
3.15.1 Profile
3.15.2 Skateboard Chassis Products Introduction
3.15.3 Commercial Vehicle Products Introduction
3.15.4 Strategic Cooperation
3.15.5 Future Planning

3.16 REE
3.16.1 Profile
3.16.2 Product Layout
3.16.3 Technology Advantages
3.16.4 Technology: REECORNER
3.16.5 Technology: REEBOARD
3.16.6 Technology: X-BY-WIRE AND SAFETY/MODULARITY & SCALABILITY
3.16.7 Technology: MODULARITY & SCALABILITY
3.16.8 Chassis Products: P7 Series
3.16.9 P7 Chassis
3.16.10 P7-Box
3.16.11 P7-C Platform Parameters
3.16.12 P7-C
3.16.13 PROXIMA
3.16.14 PROXIMA Product Advantages
3.16.15 Chassis Application Areas
3.16.16 Development with Hino

3.17 Yubei Steering System Co., Ltd.
3.17.1 Intelligent Electric Steering Systems for Commercial Vehicles (1)
3.17.2 Intelligent Electric Steering Systems for Commercial Vehicles (2)

3.18 Evamo
3.18.1 EHPS
3.18.2 EHPS Parameters

3.19 Dana TM4
3.19.1 EHPS Product Characteristics & Advantages
3.19.2 EHPS Parameters

3.20 China Highway Vehicle & Machinery Co., Ltd.
3.20.1 Chassis-by-wire for Commercial Vehicles
3.20.2 Steer-by-wire for Commercial Vehicles

3.21 Other Suppliers
3.21.1 Commercial Vehicle Chassis-by-wire of Soterea
3.21.2 Electro-hydraulic Brake System of TruGo Technology
3.21.3 Integrated Brake-by-wire System QEBS of Wanxiang Qianchao
3.21.4 Integrated Brake-by-wire Products of Edge Rock
3.21.5 Brake-by-wire System Product Series of JWD Auto
3.21.6 Chassis-by-wire of Jiyu Technology
3.21.7 Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Steering Products of Bebest
3.21.8 Commercial Vehicle New Electric Power Steering System of ZF
3.21.9 Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Steering System of DECO Automotive
3.21.10 Electric Power Steering System of Zhuzhou Elite Electromechanical Co., Ltd.

4 Development Trends of Commercial Vehicle Chassis
4.1 Trend 1
4.2 Trend 2
4.3 Trend 3
4.4 Trend 4
4.5 Trend 5
4.6 Trend 6

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