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AI-POWERED SHIFTS
“ Hyundai Motor Group partnered with Simcenter Engineering Services in 2023 to streamline target setting for electric vehicle ( EV ) architectures . Subsystem parameter optimisation was reduced from one week to 15 minutes .”
Hyundai Motor Group ( HMG ) recognized the need to implement artificial intelligence ( AI ) to enable a seamless shift left in the electric vehicle development process . Simcenter Engineering Services therefore created and trained a neural network to deliver simulation results that enable direct optimisation of Hyundai models .
In the vehicle development process , it is advantageous for companies to shift left in the V-cycle as much as possible . By avoiding late-stage design changes , engineering teams can achieve significant time and cost savings and help drive products to market faster .
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) is an increasingly popular tool to enable engineering teams to shift left . For example , engineers can train neural networks to search through enormous amounts of simulation models and data and help identify the ideal vehicle or component configuration .
Powered by AI , the effort to shift left is more urgent than ever as the world transitions to a more sustainable future with electrification . Many original equipment manufacturers ( OEMs ) are in the process of transitioning from producing internal combustion engines ( ICEs ) to battery-powered vehicles . Each of these vehicles has years of development data and simulation models that now need to be adapted for electrification .
With about 250,000 employees worldwide , Hyundai Motor Group ’ s mobility brands include Hyundai , Kia and Genesis .
At the start of its electrification journey , Hyundai Motor Group ( HMG ) recognized the need to implement AI to enable a seamless shift left in the electric vehicle development process . In 2023 , it partnered with Simcenter™ Engineering and Consulting services ( Simcenter Engineering Services ) to build the neural networks that will enable it to define architecture-driven requirements at the concept stage of vehicle development .
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Neural networks for vehicle target setting
The Hyundai Motor Group is a multinational firm headquartered in Seoul , South Korea .
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