Arnold NextG Blogspot: More Than Mobility – How Drive-by-Wire Is Transforming Entire Industries

This is where Drive-by-Wire shows its true value. By replacing mechanical linkages with electronic signals, it not only increases precision and safety but also enables entirely new applications in automation, teleoperation, and autonomy.

Agriculture: Precision in the Field

Agriculture has long been a pioneer in automation. With Drive-by-Wire, tractors become digitally controlled work platforms. Autonomous machines can operate reliably even at night, in fog, or in heavy rain, while maintaining centimetre-level accuracy in path planning. Electronic implement control allows ploughs, seeders, or sprayers to be used with unmatched precision. At the same time, lighter and more compact designs reduce soil compaction and thus improve long-term yields.

Construction and Mining: Safety in Extreme Environments

On construction sites and in mines, safety and robustness are the top priorities. Drive-by-Wire enables vehicles to be remotely operated in hazardous areas such as blasting zones or tunnel excavation sites, ensuring that no operator is put at risk. In confined environments where millimetre-precise movements are required, electronic steering guarantees reproducible accuracy. And even under extreme temperatures or harsh operating conditions, NX NextMotion maintains reliable performance – a decisive advantage in 24/7 industrial operations.

Public Transport: Comfort and Availability

In urban areas, Drive-by-Wire provides the foundation for autonomous shuttles and people movers. These vehicles benefit from smooth, predictable braking and steering behaviour, which increases both passenger comfort and safety. Thanks to redundant electronic architectures, fleets can operate on a 24/7 basis, reducing downtime, improving availability, and making public transport more reliable and efficient.

Logistics and Fleet Management: Efficiency on the Road

In logistics, every minute saved and every litre of fuel counts. Drive-by-Wire enables concepts such as platooning, where several vehicles follow a lead truck in close formation. The result is significant fuel savings and reduced CO₂ emissions. At the same time, the technology allows one operator to monitor or even remotely control multiple vehicles simultaneously. This reduces the need for drivers while increasing overall fleet efficiency – a major advantage in times of labour shortages.

Mobility for People with Disabilities: Inclusion Without Limits

Drive-by-Wire is not only transforming industries, it also has its roots in inclusive mobility. More than 20 years ago, the technology was first developed for mobility solutions for people with disabilities and established as a system with road approval.

The Arnold NextG team draws on this long-standing expertise, which today flows directly into industrial applications – setting new benchmarks for safety, redundancy, and reliability. Vehicles can be individually adapted to the user’s needs, whether via joystick, voice control, or touch-based HMI. Digital, barrier-free interfaces create new independence, and in combination with semi- or fully autonomous modes, mobility becomes accessible as never before.

Conclusion: From Optional to Essential

Drive-by-Wire is not an optional feature – it is an industrial obligation for the future.
Any company aiming to operate safely, efficiently, and sustainably in the long term cannot avoid this technology.

With NX NextMotion, Arnold NextG delivers a platform that:

• Meets the strictest international standards (ASIL D, ISO 21434, UNECE R79).
• Can be retrofitted and deployed platform-independently – from tractors to urban people movers.
• Bridges the gap between traditional mobility and a new era of intelligent motion.

Mobility is yesterday. Today, movement intelligence begins.

We control what moves.