PITTSBURGH, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS (NASDAQ:
ANSS) and BMW Group are creating the industry's first holistic
simulation tool chain for developing autonomous vehicle (AV)
technologies. The simulation tool chain will enable highly
automated and autonomous driving (AD) with the first vehicle launch
expected in just two years. BMW Group is leveraging
ANSYS' broad pervasive engineering simulation solutions and
experience to speed up the development of a safety-focused solution
for the validation of AD systems.
The financial impact of AVs is tremendous, with analysts
predicting that AVs will boost the global economy by $7 trillion. But the impact on human life is even
more significant with AVs having the potential to significantly
reduce traffic accidents, reportedly saving more than 600,000 lives
annually. Before they drive the highways in large numbers though,
AVs must first support safety testing through rigorous testing in
complex driving environments, including boundless road conditions
and weather scenarios. This would require billions of miles of
physical road tests across numerous driving conditions. Simulation
greatly reduces the need for physical testing and will help bring
safe AVs to the highways in a fraction of the time.
The multi-year agreement drives the development of BMW Group's
Level 3 offering and Level 4-5 technology, delivering high/full
automation for the highly anticipated BMW iNEXT, expected to launch
in 2021. The new automated simulation tool chain will make
efficient use of BMW´s large amount of sensor data through
intelligent data analytics and the creation of scenarios according
to statistical relevance and AD system sensitivity. The scenarios
will include usual driving situations and corner cases to ensure
maximum test coverage. Based on these scenarios, the tool chain will perform rigorous safety
assessments of the AD systems in a high-performance virtual
environment. ANSYS and BMW will support its adaptability and
openness regarding relevant interfaces and validation approaches to
accommodate and foster safety initiatives.
ANSYS will assume exclusive rights to the simulation tool chain
technology for commercialization to a wider market.
"BMW Group is a leader within the automotive industry and is
revolutionizing the automotive landscape through their development
of cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technologies that will
drastically transform transportation as we know it. This
partnership is a true game changer, positioning BMW and ANSYS as
key drivers for turning this future vision into a near-term
reality," said Eric Bantegnie, vice president and general manager
at ANSYS. "ANSYS simulation brings a complete virtual testing
environment for AV systems to this partnership, designed to usher
in a new era of fully autonomous vehicles and help address critical
safety validation requirements for autonomous driving."
About ANSYS, Inc.
If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane,
driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a
bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a
product where ANSYS software played a critical role in its
creation. ANSYS is the global leader in engineering
simulation. Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering
Simulation, we help the world's most innovative companies deliver
radically better products to their customers. By offering the best
and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help
them solve the most complex design challenges and create products
limited only by imagination. Founded in 1970, ANSYS is
headquartered south of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Visit www.ansys.com for more
information.
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