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Accelerating Product Development with Simulation and Testing

The automotive industry is rapidly evolving with software-based innovations in areas such as autonomous driving, electrification, connectivity, and digital services. To remain competitive, automakers and suppliers must quickly adapt to new challenges in consumer expectations, accelerated development, sustainability, regulatory compliance, and more.



Siemens Digital Industries Software enables companies to manage these industry disruptions through an integrated, end-to-end approach to product development. Key capabilities include:

Integrated end-to-end collaboration: Creating a “multi-domain information highway” that provides seamless access to mechanical, electrical, electronic, and software data, enabling faster innovation and up to 8 months of development time reduction.

Automated Design Innovation: Leverage AI and immersive design tools to rapidly generate thousands of design options and optimize for efficiency, cost, and more—reducing development time by up to 4 months.

Unlimited Virtual Validation and Verification: Comprehensive multi-domain simulations to evaluate designs earlier and more thoroughly, exploring a wider range of scenarios to build confidence—reducing development time by up to 2 months.

The foundation is a comprehensive digital twin that integrates simulation of aerodynamics, NVH, thermal management, vehicle dynamics, and other critical performance factors. This digital thread enables companies to make faster, more informed design decisions with greater confidence.

Leading automakers like Hyundai and Volvo are already seeing major benefits from this approach, including 40% less physical testing, 180 simulation runs optimized in less than 3 days, and a 50% shorter design cycle for the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX prototype.

By empowering integrated collaboration, automated innovation, and unlimited virtual verification, Siemens is helping the automotive industry stay ahead of the rapid pace of change and deliver the vehicles of the future.