ATTI interviewed several industry professionals about the testing areas where simulation is king, the parts where physical testing is still needed, and which of the two is their preferred method of development. Kia Cammaerts, Technical Director of Ansible Motion, weighed in.

GMC’s new Hummer EV blends brains, brawn, and batteries into one impressive package. Incredibly, the electric truck and SUV were designed and engineered on a timeline about half that of a typical new vehicle. We went behind the scenes at GM’s Milford Proving Grounds for a look at some of the technology that made this possible.

Tyre giant Continental aims to cut test mileage for new tyre development by 59,000 miles a year using a driving simulator. Advanced driving simulators have become an intrinsic part of producing cars and engineers can now do a large proportion of chassis development with ‘driver-in-the-loop’ (DIL) simulation.

Toyota Boshoku have shared exclusive insight into their Ansible Motion Delta series dynamic DIL simulator, which was installed in Japan earlier this year in cooperation with Toyota Technical Development Corporation and our partner Marubun Corporation.

The video demonstrates the ways in which Toyota Boshoku will be using their simulator to develop the next generation of vehicle interior systems including technologies for autonomous vehicles.

Forest Byrd of TC9700Gaming got an exclusive look at the General Motors simulator to see how they used their Ansible Motion dynamic Delta DIL simulator to develop the ground breaking mid-engined Chevrolet C8 Corvette. He got to drive the virtual vehicle model of the C8 round the rFpro digital twin of Milford Proving Ground in the simulator.

ATTi talks to Kia Cammaerts of Ansible Motion to find out how state-of-the-art simulators are being used to advance vehicle, tire and powertrain testing programs.

Ansible Motion, the pioneering specialist in Driver-in-the-Loop (DIL) vehicle simulation technology, has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The Norwich-based company is one of 205 to receive the award on the grounds of remarkable success in international trade.

Hanover, April 7, 2021. Continental is investing in a state-of-the-art dynamic driving simulator in order to develop its premium tires for the original equipment business even more efficiently, sustainably, and precisely in line with customer requirements in the future. The high-tech installation from manufacturer Ansible Motion will go into operation in mid-2022 at Continental's largest European tire test center, the Contidrom in Wietze near Hanover. It is a Driver-in-the-loop simulator (DIL) that calculates exact driving dynamics parameters of the tires and those of the respective test vehicle. Thanks to its high mobility, the simulator can provide Continental's professional test drivers with subjective driving impressions, just like tire tests on the test track. Test drivers can experience new tire developments in the most diverse virtual test scenarios and driving situations. 

How can simulators accelerate race car development off the track? Nick Fleurot explains the advantages

Ansible Motion and AVL to present a webinar on March 17, 2021 at 11:30 AM GMT titled Digital Product Development with Driver in the Loop.