3 reasons why virtual prototyping
technology is mission-criticalfor profitability and growth in
the automotive sector

Leading automakers are using virtualsimulation tools to:

Accelerate sustainable
vehicle innovation

Unlockefficiency gains

Reducematerial costs

Here’s Why:
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Reduce the environmental footprint of vehicles andengineering practices to meet sustainability KPIs.
Industries are placing sustainability at the top of their agenda. Automakers aresurely at the forefront, driven by increasing pressure from governments, cities,
and consumers to meet zero-emission goals.

60%

42%

of automotive companies alreadyhave a clear Mission Zerosustainability strategy.1of organizations however, have not got
all the technology capabilities in place
for sustainable product design.2

Virtual Prototyping
Accelerates Vehicle Development
Design, engineer, manufacture, assemble and test
a new vehicle concept fully virtually – drasticallyreducing scrap and carbon emissions.

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2Safe
Put human safety first - always and everywhere.
Innovative mobility technologies have spurred a new wave of safety regulations
to which automakers and suppliers must now adhere - and they must do sowith extensive verification and validation.

166000

new requirements

Exceeding 6000 pounds could impact safety

16 additional technical requirements
for electric power train vehicle
traction batteries.3

The new generation of large, heavy EVs
exceeds 6000 pounds of weight andmight be a drag on safety.4

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Virtual testing is critical to some of the biggest
brands on the planet to ensure drivers,passengers, pedestrians, and workers’ daily lives
are ever safer. They get vehicle certification done
fully digitally – without putting humans at risk.

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3Productive
Industry 5.0 and PLM applications accelerate
EV development and improve R&D profitability.
As sales of battery electric vehicles increase, many executives in theautomotive industry are concerned about profitability.

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of companies are on track
to become fully digitalin the next 3 years.520%

of OEMs have a real opportunity toachieve cost reductions whilst boosting R&D
efficiency – by as much as 15-20%.6

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Decision-makers can quickly make the righttrade-offs between accuracy and time-tomarket and accelerate product development.
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1,2. https://prod.ucwe.capgemini.com/gb-en/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/09/Final-Infographic.pdf
3. https://www.autocarpro.in/feature/new-ev-battery-norms-deadline-worrying-auto-players-113398
4. https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/as-heavy-evs-proliferate-their-weight-may-be-a-drag-on-safety
5. Poll amongst attendees at ESI Live 2022
6. https://www.mckinsey.de/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/improving-battery-electric-vehicle-profitability-through-reduced-structural-costs