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Technologies of the future stimulate current growth of Bosch
Technologies of the future stimulate current growth of Bosch
Automatic driving
- Growing market for driving help systems is a sign for automatic driving
- Bosch expects a revenue of 1 billion euro in 2016
- Bosch delivered more than 50 million environment sensors for the first time in 2014
- Bosch expects to produce the 10 millionth environment sensor (77GHz)
- Increasing automation has a potential to decrease the amount of accidents with one third just in Germany.
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leen.van.parys@outsource.be 2015-07-28 | The Netherlands | Corporate News
Stuttgart – Automatic driving is not a future dream for Bosch. The technology company and service provider reaches nowadays already commercial and technological successes in this area. “ Automatic driving will be announced by the growing market for driving help systems. “ says Dr. Dirk Hoheisel, member of the board of directors from Robert Bosch GmbH. For these systems, the revenue of Bosch increases with one third yearly. “ In 2016 the revenue of 1 billion euro for driving help systems will be exceeded” says Hoheisel. As one of the world’s biggest automobile supplier Bosch has an advantage with their wide product portfolio.
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www.automated-driving.comBosch has been present in the Netherlands since 1903. The Bosch Group in the Netherlands has 19 locations with more than 4,000 associates. Major manufacturing facilities are located in Tilburg, Boxtel, Deventer, Weert and Schiedam.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. The company employs roughly 360,000 associates worldwide (as per April 1, 2015), and generated sales of 49 billion euros in 2014.* Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including its sales and service partners, Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. In 2014, Bosch applied for some 4,600 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.”
The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.