If you have ever seen the movie Back to the Future you may remember when Doc Brown says “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads” as he drove his infamous DeLorean time machine into the sky.
With the extraordinary evolution of the transportation industry this line does not seem as far-fetched as it once did. We might still be driving on roads for the time being, but the automobile is on the brink of profound change.
Environmentally conscious, tech savvy, forward thinking consumers of today expect their cars to be smarter, safer, and greener than ever before. Additionally governments around the world have put the auto companies on notice–for example new regulations in the US are requiring that the auto fleet comply with a Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standard of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, more than doubling today’s 25 MPG average! Nobody has officially requested a flux capacitor yet, but surely the transportation industry is in the design hot seat.
How can the transportation sector meet its new energy reduction goals, shrink time-to-market schedules, and manage increasing system complexity?
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers have adopted a more symbiotic relationship as they are challenged with developing the cars of tomorrow. Suppliers and OEMs alike are turning to a collaborative platform technology approach which enables them to tackle this challenge through 3D modeling, content and simulation, social and collaboration, and information intelligence in the context of challenges common to the transportation and mobility sector.
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Smart suppliers and OEMs are especially finding great value in the realistic simulation tools on the platform to meet rigorous fuel efficiency, technology, and safety goals. According to market research firm IHS Automotive, new vehicle model launches will increase from 35 in 2016 to 47 in 2019 — a surge of about 25%. Realistic simulation is making it possible for automotive manufacturers to keep up with this surging demand while improving their designs like never before thought possible.
Engineers can virtually model, analyze and optimize anything from a tailgate to a planet carrier component. And amazingly this is all done without the need to build multiple prototypes or conduct multiple rounds of physical testing thus improving time to market and on-budget delivery!
New eBook
To learn more about the benefits of using realistic simulation, download this new eBook, “Accelerate Innovation with Realistic Simulation.” Explore how world leading transportation and mobility manufacturers are using simulation technology to solve a number of design challenges!
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