ZF Friedrichshafen

ZF Friedrichshafen is a German company founded by Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1915 . The company operates in the automotive industry , focusing on propulsion , powertrain , and electric vehicle industries . ZF Friedrichshafen is a private Aktiengesellschaft and is a subsidiary of the Zeppelin Foundation . The company is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany .

ZF Friedrichshafen specializes in electric vehicle drivetrain , electric vehicle manufacturing , electric vehicle parts manufacturing , autonomous drive manufacturing , and manufacturing . The company also operates in the fields of autonomous systems , simultaneous localization and mapping , machine learning , and artificial intelligence (AI) .

The company has a number of subsidiaries, including TRW Automotive , ZF Sachs , and the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence . ZF Friedrichshafen has formed strategic partnerships with companies such as Polestar .

Wolf-Henning Scheider serves as the CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen . The company employs between 10,000 and 49,999 people .

ZF Friedrichshafen has been assigned 2,212 patents .

The company maintains an official website at http://zf.com . ZF Friedrichshafen is also active on social media platforms, including Facebook , LinkedIn , Twitter , and Instagram . The company's email address is social-media@zf.com .

ZF Friedrichshafen is a privately-held company and has received investment from Axeleo . The company's CIK number is 1619553 , and its DUNS number is 31-501-5446 .