MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. | Integrated Annual Report 2021-22

99 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. Integrated Annual Report 2021-22 (ii) The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution: T he efforts taken by your Company towards technology development and absorption help deliver competitive advantage and market leadership through the launch of customer centric products and variants, introduction of new features and improvement of product performance. S ome examples of results delivered in the year 2021-22 are: Automotive Sector • Launch of XUV700 with Sci-Fi technology, spirited performance and world-class safety. • Launch of Bolero Neo with Iconic mHAWK engine and multi-terrain technology. • Launch of XUV300 with gasoline auto shift transmission and Blue Sense Plus connected car technology. • XUV700 has been awarded a full, 5-star safety rating by the Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) – Safest Vehicle in India as of May, 2022. The XUV700 scored five stars for adult occupant protection and four stars for child occupant protection. The XUV700 scored 16.03 points out of a possible 17 for adult occupant protection and 41.66 points out of 49 for child occupant protection. • Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features like Forward Collision Warning, Autonomous Emergency Brakes, Lane Keep Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Adaptive high beam assist, traffic sign recognition, and the Smart Pilot Assist are implemented in the Company’s vehicles. • Advanced automotive electronics including Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Smart door handles with automatic deployment, power seat with memory function, driver drowsiness detection, high-end sound system with immersive audio system, advanced voice assistant with offline mode for vehicle function, surround view camera system, wireless Android auto, Apple car play and booster headlights are implemented in the Company’s vehicles. • Advance powertrain technologies including scissors gear driven with CP4.1 fuel injector system, 350 bar GDI system in gasoline engines, automatic transmission with neutral controlled function, carbon synchroniser application and asymmetric chamfer for Synchroniser are implemented in the Company’s vehicles. • Hot-formed boron steel with ultra-high strength, cast-Aluminium knuckle for light- weighting and improved crash performance are implemented in the Company’s vehicles. • Control blade type multi-link rear suspension for enhanced vehicle dynamics and Frequency Selective Damping (FSD) technology for suspension dampers are implemented in the Company’s vehicles. Farm Equipment Sector S uccessful prove out of multiple technologies for adaptation and launch across tractor platforms: • mZip 3-cylinder engine with best-in-class mileage, high max torque and parallel cooling technology is implemented in Yuvo Tech+. • Ergonomically designed Yuvo Tech+ tractor with easy side shift gears, easy entry and exit from tractor, easy access to levers and pedals, dual acting power steering. • High precision control valve for uniform depth, enhanced lift capacity to work with tougher implements are present in Yuvo series of tractors. • Digisense 4G Next Gen Artificial Intelligence driven open architecture connected solution implemented across various tractor models. • Connected Tez-e Smart Implements to achieve higher productivity at lower cost, better pulverization in a single pass.