Siemens and VSI Labs are partnering to further advance development of self-driving car technology.
Siemens is a German multinational conglomerate company and one of the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe while VSI Labs is a technology research company that examines the building blocks for autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies.
Aim of collaboration
Through the partnership, the companies focus on using Siemens’ PAVE360 platform to create digital twin simulations for the validation and testing of all processors, electronics, sensors and systems powering the VSI Labs Capability Demonstrator.
PAVE360
PAVE360 pre-silicon autonomous validation environment is a program established to enable and accelerate the development of innovative autonomous vehicle platforms. It provides a comprehensive environment for multi-supplier collaboration across the automotive ecosystem for the development of next-generation automotive chips.
PAVE360 also extends digital twin simulation beyond processors to include automotive hardware and software sub-systems, full vehicle models, fusion of sensor data, traffic flows and even the simulation of smart cities through which self-driving cars will ultimately travel.
VSI Labs Capability Demonstrator
The VSI Labs Capability Demonstrator is equipped with components from best in class companies supporting the autonomous vehicle industry. These components are integrated by VSI’s AV Solutions Engineers to test and demonstrate the capabilities enabled by outstanding technology.
Further Plans
The companies plan to collaborate on multiple engineering projects, beginning with the validation of Digital Twin technology for systems functionality across the electronics, System-on-Chip (SoC), sensor and mechanical levels of the VSI demonstrator vehicle.
