Jingxi Group plans to mass produce EMB in China by 2026 and fully adopt wire control by 2035

On July 10, Jingxi Group announced its "2035 Full Wire Control" global technology strategy: In the next decade, Jingxi Group will provide more intelligent travel solutions to global customers with wire-controlled braking, wire-controlled suspension, and intelligent systems and architectures. It is expected that by 2035, 95% of Jingxi's chassis products will be full-wire control products. As one of the latest developments in implementing this strategy, the electronic mechanical brake system (EMB) has obtained strategic cooperation with Kaiyi Automobile and Youpao Technology, and will be mass-produced by customers in 2026.

On July 10, 2024, Zheng Jieliang, the global CEO of Jingxi Group, announced the global technology strategy

The global technology strategy announced by Zheng Jieliang, the global CEO of BW Group, defines the strategic goal for the next decade - to achieve full wire-controlled intelligent chassis products by 2035. The strategy is based on wire-controlled braking, wire-controlled suspension, and systems and architecture as the three core pillars, and world-class product quality and century-old innovative DNA as the two cornerstones.

In the next decade, the core demand for the development of automotive electrification and intelligent networking is high-level autonomous driving and smart cockpits. Jingxi Group's "2035 Full Wire Control" global technology strategy will guide the support of wire control brake products for high-level autonomous driving technology and provide solid safety redundancy support. In response to the needs of smart cockpits, wire control suspension products will significantly improve ride comfort, enabling automakers to create multi-functional, multi-scenario, and highly comfortable smart cockpits to achieve immersive entertainment space. At the same time, automotive systems and architectures, as the third core pillar of the strategy, meet the needs of the smart travel era by creating a combination of software and hardware systems and a centralized electronic and electrical architecture.

Overview of BW Group's "2035 Full Line Control" Global Technology Strategy

To ensure long-term and steady development, Jingxi Group's "2035 Full Line Control" global technology strategy will guide the planning for the next decade based on the two cornerstones of first-class quality and innovative development. As a global enterprise, Jingxi Group implements comprehensive lean manufacturing with global unified standards and is committed to delivering first-class quality products and services worldwide; as an enterprise with more than a hundred years of innovation heritage, Jingxi Group is born with innovative genes, which are not only reflected in new materials, new technologies, new equipment and new processes, efficient management and operation models, but also in an inclusive and open mindset.

Zheng Jieliang, global CEO of BW Group, said: "BW Group is committed to the two core areas of high-level autonomous driving and high-comfort smart cockpit. Through continuous investment, we will promote the electrification and intelligent networking of the automotive industry not only in China but also globally."

Jingxi Group has been developing the wire control technology for many years, especially the EMB in the wire control brake field. It is not only a key innovation in the full wire control brake system, but also one of the important products for Jingxi Group to promote the "2035 full wire control" strategy. Jingxi Group will complete the development of EMB product A in 2024, build a fully automatic production line in 2025, and then achieve mass production for customers in 2026.

In the process of continuous upgrading of wire control brake technology, Jingxi Group has accumulated the ultimate wire control brake EMB technology for more than 20 years. Thanks to its predecessor's verification of the concept of electronic calipers as early as 2000, it has now been upgraded to the third generation. In order to meet market demand, Jingxi Group has turned to in-depth cooperation with ThyssenKrupp, combining the strengths and leveraging their respective advantages to accelerate the research and development and production of EMB.

On July 10, 2024, Jiang Yongwei, President of Beijing West Group China, talked about the EMB R&D of the Chinese team

Jiang Yongwei, President of BW Group China, said, "BW Group's EMB is developed by the Chinese team and will be launched in China first. The R&D team is taking the performance and durability of EMB to a whole new level. This winter, the next generation of EMB will achieve breakthroughs in both hardware and software."

Jingxi Group is using the Shanghai Software Center to drive R&D centers in China, Italy, Poland, and the United States to promote EMB R&D and testing globally. Jingxi Group has carried out winter cold zone EMB tests in China, Europe, and North America in 2023 and earlier this year. In the past two years, mainstream car companies in Asia, Europe, and North America that witnessed the winter tests have fully affirmed Jingxi EMB's cutting-edge technology and reliability.

In March 2024, the third generation EMB of Beijing West Group was tested in winter cold regions in Arjeplog, Sweden.

Jingxi Group will continue to conduct comprehensive performance tests such as EMB durability tests, adaptability tests under various attachment conditions, and stability tests under diverse environmental conditions to ensure the excellent performance of the product in various usage scenarios. Jingxi Group also follows strict standards to conduct design verification (DV) and production verification (PV) of the product to ensure that every link of EMB from concept design to final production can meet the highest quality standards.

Doug Carson, chief technology officer of Jingxi Group, pointed out that "a lot of R&D, testing and production investment is to better realize the characteristics of Jingxi EMB products such as more environmentally friendly, zero drag and full redundancy. Our EMB dual-motor solution started its own research and development the earliest, and one of its outstanding advantages is that it greatly improves braking response."

July 10, 2024, Doug Carson, CTO of Jingxi Group, talks about the advantages of EMB

Jingxi EMB not only has the characteristics of smart design, sharp response, hardware redundancy and scalable solutions, but also the four-wheel full-dry EMB with fully redundant hardware solutions will soon support L4 and above high-level autonomous driving.

Powerful, safe and stable - Jingxi EMB system integrates ABS, ESC, TCS, ACC and other functions, and also has built-in advanced diagnostic functions to ensure safety and reliability. The self-developed dual-motor EMB system can greatly speed up the response speed, and the wheel locking time is as short as 75 milliseconds. Four-wheel independent control maximizes braking stability.

True wire control, simple structure - Jingxi EMB system adopts a minimalist architecture, without servo mechanism or ESC module, to achieve true wire control. The system completely gets rid of the brake oil pipe, the left and right rudder structures are unified, reducing space requirements and increasing the possibility of lightweight and compactness.

Plug and play, cost optimization - Jingxi EMB system uses a plug-in electronic structure interface, which does not require filling or draining brake fluid. The assembly process is simple, which reduces assembly time and uses fewer parts to provide a more cost-effective solution for L3 to L5 high-level autonomous driving vehicles.

Environmentally friendly - Jingxi EMB system releases the caliper instantly after braking, achieving true zero drag, effectively reducing energy consumption, and reducing carbon dioxide and particulate matter emissions. Electrical signal transmission instead of brake fluid further reduces potential impact on the environment.

Jingxi Group's electronic mechanical brake system EMB sample

Promising market prospects

Doug Carlson, Chief Technology Officer of BW Group, said, "BW's EMB technology solution has a unique dual motor and non-linear ball-disc design with integrated parking brake function, wear clearance adjustment and other functions. BW Group's scalable EMB family product line provides a very powerful and complete solution for our customers."

The rapidly developing Chinese automakers have actively embraced the world's leading EMB new technology. On the 10th, Kaiyi Auto and Jingxi Group officially announced the establishment of a strategic partnership to jointly develop EMB products and technology applications. Jingxi Group will use its own EMB system characteristics to provide complete solutions that meet demand and help the rapid development of vehicle platforms. In the future, the cooperation between the two parties will also expand to areas such as intelligent chassis to promote the overall progress of both parties' businesses.

Jingxi EMB's powerful and complete solutions bring unlimited possibilities to automobile manufacturing. New smart electric vehicle company Yopao Technology and Jingxi Group also officially announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement on the same day. Yopao Technology's super chassis products will integrate Jingxi EMB systems to expand the scope of technology and match a wider range of vehicle application needs. The two parties will also work together to deepen the technical development of the EMB control software application layer, and further develop and research cutting-edge technologies to jointly promote and promote a new leap in intelligent wire-controlled chassis.

The next five years will be a critical growth period for EMB technology. Xiong Shusheng, professor at the Institute of Vehicles, Zhejiang University and visiting professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, predicts that the market penetration rate is expected to reach 5%. In the next ten years, there will be explosive growth, contributing 20% ​​of the global brake market worth hundreds of billions of RMB, reaching a scale of hundreds of billions of RMB. He pointed out that Jingxi Group's fully dry EMB has taken a step ahead in the field of technology, combining the technical advantages of joint pre-research in Europe and the United States with the cost advantages of domestic production, and will occupy a larger share of the EMB market in the future.