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舍弗勒的智能角落模块
德国供应商舍弗勒在一个角落模块中提出了一种有趣的转向，悬架，制动和电机组合。 他们称之为智能角落模块，其目的是用于城市中个人交通的自动吊舱。它采用了带有集成制动器，转向和悬架的电动轮毂电机。转向可以将车轮旋转90度。通过将模块安装在汽车的每个角落，它可以提供巨大的机动性，甚至允许车辆侧向移动。但轮毂电机的一个问题是它们增加了许多非簧载重量，这对车辆的操纵产生不利影响。不过在城市的低速吊舱中使用它，这其实并不是问题。到目前为止，这只是舍弗勒可行性研究的一部分，它正在继续发展这一概念。

法雷奥的聪明相机镜头清洁剂
备用相机是一个非常有用的工具，但它们经常被污垢和灰尘弄脏。因此，供应商法雷奥提出了一个简洁的解决方案，名为everView Centricam。覆盖相机的镜头旋转得如此之快，以至于它正在掀起水，从而清除视野。法雷奥表示，这对于自动驾驶车辆来说，有利于确保传感器正常运行，并且还将用来清除泥土和灰尘。

接下来…… 福特正致力于用石墨烯制造汽车零部件。

福特开始使由石墨烯制成的零件
石墨烯是最近发现的“奇迹材料”，其用途几乎无穷无尽，福特最近宣布它将在一些非常独特的应用中使用石墨烯。少量石墨烯材料将用于燃油导轨盖，泵盖和前发动机盖。该材料有助于提高耐用性，隔音性和减轻重量。通常，为达到相同耐用性和隔音性，汽车制造商需要使用更多的材料，但这会增加重量。而石墨烯却不会增加重量。福特表示，到今年年底，F-150和野马上将会有大约10个引擎盖组件使用这种材料。它最终也将在其他模型中出现。

大陆集团开发新的车轮概念
大陆开发了所谓的新车轮概念，这是一种专为电动车和乘车共享而设计的车轮制动系统。电动车中普遍使用的钢制制动盘由于再生制动而存在腐蚀问题，因为焊盘不会经常擦拭转子。因此大陆集团使用铝制制动盘来减少腐蚀。同时，由于制动盘不会快速磨损，因此也减少了刹车片的微粒排放。新轮概念采用更小的制动卡钳，有助于降低成本并释放更多空间。它的重量不会太大，也不需要经常提供服务，这使其降低了拥有成本。

接下来…… 让我们看看通用汽车和福特的财务流动性。

通用汽车和福特披露财务流动性状况
今年到目前为止，通用汽车在自动驾驶汽车和机动性方面损失了5亿美元。福特损失了3.64亿美元。他们打破常规财务状况的行为是很勇敢的举动。

看，他们可以很容易地将这些数字埋在其他运行操作中，这样就没有人会发现。而且他们的移动业务还处于起步阶段，因此他们亏钱并不奇怪。

但自动驾驶和机动性可能会成为通用汽车和福特的金矿。在接下来的几年里，我们将不得不关注这些数字的去向。因为如果他们开始大幅增加收入，华尔街将会密切关注。这可能会推动他们的股价达到几十年来的高峰。

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Hello, I’m John McElroy, welcome to Autoline China, the show that covers some of the most important new technologies in the automotive industry.

SCHAEFFLER’S INTELLIGENT CORNER MODULE
The German supplier Schaeffler has come up with an intriguing combination of steering, suspension, braking and motor in one corner module. They call it the Intelligent Corner Module and the idea is to use it in autonomous pods for personal transportation in cities. It incorporates an electric hub motor with integrated brakes, steering and suspension. And the steering can turn the wheel up to 90 degrees. By mounting the modules at each corner of a car, it provides tremendous maneuverability, even allowing the vehicle to move sideways. One of the problems with hub motors is that they add a lot of unsprung weight, which adversely affects the handling of a vehicle. But by using this in a low-speed urban pod, that’s really not an issue. So far this is just part of a feasibility study by Schaeffler, but it is continuing to develop the concept.

VALEO’S CLEVER CAMERA LENS CLEANER
Backup cameras are a very useful tool to have, but they often get gummed up with dirt and grime. So, the supplier Valeo has come up with a neat solution, called everView Centricam. The lens covering the camera spins so fast that it whips water right off it, clearing up the view. Valeo says this would be good for automated vehicles to ensure the sensors function properly. And will also work with mud and dust.

Still to come…Ford is working on making vehicle parts out of graphene.

FORD TO START USING PARTS MADE OUT OF GRAPHENE
Graphene is a recently discovered “miracle material” that has a nearly endless list of uses and Ford just announced it’s using graphene in some very unique applications. Small amounts of the material will be used in fuel rail covers, pump covers and front engine covers. The material helps in the areas of durability, sound resistance and weight reduction. Normally, to get the same results, an automaker would need to use more material, which would add weight. But that’s not the case with graphene. Ford says by the end of the year, there will be about 10 under hood components on the F-150 and Mustang that use the material. And it will eventually be featured in other models as well.

CONTINENTAL DEVELOPS NEW WHEEL CONCEPT
Continental developed what it calls the New Wheel Concept which is a wheel-tire-brake system designed for electric vehicles and ride sharing. Regular steel brake discs used in EVs have an issue with corrosion thanks to regenerative braking, since the pads don’t wipe the rotors as often. So Continental uses an aluminum brake disc which reduces corrosion. And since the discs don’t wear down as fast, particulate emissions from the pads are reduced. The New Wheel Concept uses smaller brake calipers, which helps lower cost and frees up more space. And it doesn’t weigh as much, which lowers the cost of ownership since it doesn’t need to be serviced as frequently.

Coming up next…GM and Ford let us peek at their financials for mobility.

GENERAL MOTORS & FORD DISCLOSE MOBILITY FINANCES
GM lost half a billion dollars on its autonomous car and mobility efforts so far this year. Ford lost $364 million. And it’s a gutsy move for them to break out the finances on these operations.

Look, they could have easily buried these numbers in other operations so that no one would be the wiser. And their mobility businesses are in their infancy, so it’s no surprise they’re losing money.

But autonomy and mobility could turn out to be gold mines for GM and Ford. Over the next few years we’ll have to watch where these numbers go. Because if they start posting big growth in revenue, Wall Street is going to sit up and take notice. And that could drive their stock price higher than it’s been in decades.

And with that we wrap up this edition of Autoline China, thanks for watching and please join us again next time.