About Bozzio
Bozzio is a Swiss company specializing in safe, adaptive drive-by-wire systems. Since its founding in 2005, Bozzio has been developing innovative solutions for people with physical disabilities as well as for industrial applications where precision, redundancy, and reliability are critical.
Mission
- The strategy of Bozzio AG is based on steady growth with the goal of returning a sustainable profit.
- Bozzio AG is a producer of drive-by-wire systems, operating on a global scale.
- Our core competencies lie in technology, innovation and a professional business approach.
- We focus on our main product with the primary functions steering, braking and accelerating.
- We provide our end customers with a system offers best driveability, maximum safety and highest reliability standards.
- We provide our dealers with a customer-friendly system, combined with the best service.
- We pursue a cooperative and fair approach to our relationships with suppliers, focusing on quality and on-time delivery.
- We are committed to being an attractive employer.
- We offer our staff great freedom and entrust them with personal responsibility. Transparency and honesty are important to us.
- We promote Switzerland as a first-class industrial center. Swiss-made is our foundation.
Our history
2024
Road approval for joysteer 3.0
2023
Opening of new markets in Spain and Austria. Pre-homologation joysteer 3.0
2022
Market presentation joysteer 3.0
2021
The joysteer 3.0 system is ready for series production. The first industrial applications are being implemented with it.
2020
The joysteer 3.0 system is available as a prototype. Individual joysteer 3.0 modules are ready for series production as stand-alone products.
2019
Ongoing development of joysteer 3.0. Commitment to strategic partnerships for the US market and the industrial business sector.
2018
Founding of the subsidiary “Joysteer USA.” Market entry in New Zealand and Australia. Start of development for joysteer 3.0.
2017
Several projects for industrial applications realized. Continued expansion of the US market.
2016
Development of industrial products in the defence sector. Continued intensive investment in the US market launch.
2015
Continued intensive investment in the US market launch. ISO 9001:2015 certified. Team growth and relocation to the Switzerland Innovation Park
2014
Intensive investments in demo systems for the USA and Israel. Further development of industrial applications.
2013
Acquisition of initial industrial applications. First demo system in the UK. Marketing investment in the USA, UK, and Israeli markets.
2012
First system in the USA (demo). Market development in the UK. Development of MMI Low Force.
2011
Generation change to joysteer 2.0. Market entry in Norway.
2010
Production release. Market launch in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, France, and Switzerland. Further development of MMIs (control elements). Expansion to various vehicle types.
2009
100% operational independence. Secured funding for homologation and market launch. Road approval for Switzerland and Europe. Successful completion of field tests.
2008
Conversion of the GmbH into a joint-stock company (AG). Winner of the De Vigier Prize (worth CHF 100,000). Successful completion of the development phase.
2007
joysteer® is available in its final form. Definitive patent application submitted.
2006
Founding of Bozzio GmbH. Winner of the Swiss Technology Award. First patent application submitted.
2002- 2006
Mr. Yves Bozzio, who lives with a muscular disease himself, initiates the joysteer® project. Led by Bernhard Gerster, Head of the Automotive Engineering Department at the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Funded by various disability organizations and the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse (formerly CTI).