Zurich, August 25, 2022: Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has signed a Letter of Intent
(LOI) with the Swedish company Chassis Autonomy SBA AB and its UK affiliate
Chassis Autonomy Limited on a potential long-term commercial collaboration for
development, manufacture, and sales of groundbreaking electromechanical
actuation products for autonomous vehicles.
Chassis Autonomy specializes in design, development, and manufacture of steer-by
-wire and brake-by-wire systems for use in L4 and L5 autonomous vehicles. With
this collaboration, KA and Chassis Autonomy see significant opportunities for
bilateral leveraging of competency, capacity and facilities between the parties
for the growing autonomous market segment.
"This collaboration fits with KA's Shift Gear program that focuses on attractive
innovations, new products, and future applications," says Joerg Buchheim,
President & CEO, "I am looking forward to the collaboration on the development
of pioneering steering products for autonomous vehicles."
The LOI signed between KA and Chassis Autonomy provides the framework for
detailed discussions concerning the cooperation and the support structure
between the parties. The future legally binding agreement(s) will set out the
collaborative structure and may include that KA takes an equity stake in Chassis
Autonomy.
The aforementioned discussions are expected to commence immediately.
About Kongsberg Automotive ASA
Kongsberg Automotive provides cutting-edge technology to the global vehicle
industry. We drive the global transition to sustainable mobility by putting
engineering, sustainability, and innovation into practice. Our product portfolio
includes driver and motion control systems, fluid assemblies, and industrial
driver interface products. Find more information at: kongsbergautomotive.com
Media contact:
Therese Sjoborg Skurdal
therese.skurdal@ka-group.com
+47 982 14 059
Investor Relations:
Mads Langaard
mads.langaard@ka-group.com
+47 905 81 264
About Chassis Autonomy
Chassis Autonomy is a deep technology start-up with a vision to enable
autonomous mobility through actuation. Our fail-operational, steer and brake-by
-wire systems will set the benchmark and define the new state-of-the-art for
safe actuation systems that are used in highly automated and fully autonomous
vehicles. For more information, please visit:
chassisautonomy.com (https://www.chassisautonomy.com/).
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