Delhi, 28 September 2018: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a global leader in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology, is uniquely positioned to support its customers’ new safety requirements that will be introduced soon in India. The company has significantly widened its safety systems portfolio in India and has expanded its manufacturing capabilities in the country to cater to the rising needs of its customers.

The Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Program (BNVSAP) will soon come into play. As part of BNVSAP’s new safety regulations, it will be mandatory for all new cars sold in India to be fitted with airbags and ABS as a standard. It will also mandate the fitment of reverse parking sensors, seat belt indicators and a speed alert system as standard equipment in all new cars. The new regulations are expected to come into force from April 2019 and all new cars sold in India will have to meet them.

These regulations have encouraged many automakers to expand their footprint and manufacturing bases in India. With a broad product portfolio of safety systems and solutions – already localized in the Indian market - ZF is optimally positioned to help OEM meet new safety requirements.

Suresh KV, president of ZF India, commented: “ZF has localized a number of key safety technologies in the Indian market including seat belt and airbag systems (through its JV partner Rane TRW Steering Systems Pvt. Ltd.), as well as advanced braking systems including its Electric Park Brake (EPB) and Anti-lock Braking (ABS) technology with JV partner Brakes India. These locally manufactured safety components will play an increasingly important role in helping to enhance the overall safety of the driver and the vehicle”.

ZF participates in the 'Stop the Crash' event

As a part of its endeavor to continue providing world class safety systems solutions, ZF is participating in the Indian ‘Stop the Crash’ event taking place today in the ramp up for the Global NCAP World Congress in Delhi, India. During the congress, worldwide New Car Assessment Programmes (NCAPs) are gathering to discuss independent consumer vehicle safety ratings and assess the contribution that safer vehicles can make to the United Nations’ Decade of Action for Road Safety.

Stop the Crash is a multi-stakeholder partnership campaigning for life saving crash avoidance technologies in support of the UN Global Goals. It aims to demonstrate the benefits of key safety technologies and promote increased market adoption. ZF supports this cause globally. The event in Delhi will highlight among others Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB).These technologies are an important step when it comes to safety systems which will help OEMs meet regulatory requirements.

Suresh KV continued: “ESC is a proven safety technology that has been mandated across a number of global markets. It also provides a building block on which a number of integrated safety systems are based. Studies have shown that ESC can lead to substantial reductions in crashes, deaths and serious injuries.”

“ZF is today a worldwide leader in ESC, having launched its first generation in 2002. It now has development and manufacturing capabilities in all major global regions with plans to localize in India”, he added.

As a part of its commitment to safety, ZF India recently kicked off its ‘Safety Bunny’ campaign which aims to educate 10,000 plus children between 5-10 years old about the fundamentals of road safety. The Safety Bunny initiative aims to raise children’s awareness of the dangers that road traffic presents and to teach them basic practices such as how to safely cross the road or to always buckle their seat belts. This is accomplished through courses teaching the basics of road safety with interactive quizzes and learning games.

All of ZF’s initiatives are directed towards achieving ‘Vision Zero’, a world with Zero Accidents & Zero Emissions.