JTEKT to start producing new steering system for Utility Task Vehicles

Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs) are primarily used in North America to carry baggage and drive on private land and plantations. Previously, UTVs ran at speeds of up to 30km/h with Hydraulic Power Steering (HPS). Now, customers would like UTVs to run at higher speeds up to 60km/h.Accordingly JTEKT decided to install Electric Power Steering (EPS) instead of HPS in UTVs. EPS can control steering torque in relation to respond to driving speed. For the first time, JTEKT’s EPS steerings have been implemented on Kubota RTV-XG850, a new UTV.

As specifications are so different between UTVs and passenger vehicles, Kubota and JTEKT have jointly developed EPS systems at IGA proving ground and other R&D facilities.

JTEKT continues to propose its EPS for agricultural or other industrial vehicles, whose customers will need further precise assist control and autonomous driving in the future.

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