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General Motors (GM) of the United States announced that it will significantly shorten the vehicle development period, which previously took four to five years, to about half by actively leveraging artificial intelligence and virtualization technologies. On October 21, GM officially unveiled a new vehicle development system that connects design, engineering, and production into a single digital thread at an event held in New York, United States. Through this integrated concurrent engineering approach, the company aims to streamline all processes from initial sketches to mass production and rapidly scale up the application of new technologies.
Advanced technology for verifying various designs in virtual environments has also yielded results in the development process of eco-friendly batteries. Before manufacturing a physical lithium manganese-rich (LMR) battery, GM went through a process of virtually testing more than 300,000 designs. This demonstrated outstanding efficiency by completing the entire process from establishing the initial concept to approving the formal development program in just one month. This innovative development system is currently being applied as-is to the company's next-generation electric vehicle platform development, adding further value.
Innovation through digital transformation is also rapidly progressing on the manufacturing floor. Before installing new equipment in actual sites, GM reviews production processes and equipment using digital models to thoroughly assess worker safety and ergonomic factors in advance. In particular, by combining its factory intelligence platform, PlantBrain, with on-site data, GM increased battery pack process processing speed by 30% and is actively utilizing it in various manufacturing processes such as pressing, welding, and painting. Furthermore, 4th-generation electric vehicles will be equipped with an innovative feature that allows them to self-check their electrical connection status while moving along the production line.
GM plans to significantly expand virtual design and verification from vehicle development to the entire production process, aiming to incorporate new technologies into products more quickly.
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