BMW and Ansys collaborate on autonomous driving simulation software

据外媒报道，美国Ansys和宝马集团（BMW Group）将扩大合作，创建首个专门以安全原则为指导的端到端工具链，以开发和验证ADAS和自动化/自动驾驶功能。通过此次合作，宝马集团将凭借Ansys的技术成为首批向消费者提供L3级高度自动驾驶的汽车制造商之一。此外，此次合作还将快速解决ADAS和自动驾驶汽车（AV）系统可靠性，从而显著加快产品上市时间。

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The realization of autonomous driving technology requires many complex systems, which brings many challenges to automakers, including building and maintaining maps, mimicking human interactions, overcoming weather conditions and design regulations, and managing network security. In order to achieve L3 level functions, automakers must build detailed safety cases based on well-defined test data over millions of miles to understand the performance of their AV systems.

The BMW Group will use Ansys software solutions as part of its tool chain to define test plans, test runs, and collect and compile data-critical system information. With Ansys software capabilities, engineers can optimize robust designs and orchestrate simulation workflows faster. By using specific algorithms, the software can efficiently and automatically search for the most powerful design configuration to help make critical decisions early in the design process, thereby speeding up development time and reducing overall project costs.

Ansys will work with the BMW Group to address specific industry challenges and develop more scalable solutions. Ansys will enable more informed decisions during the software development process, benefiting the OEM and other Ansys customers. Ansys can directly observe the BMW Group's measures to address key design and safety challenges in real time using physical and simulation data.

"Autonomous driving is a critical challenge for the automotive industry. It can only be achieved with state-of-the-art software solutions that are cloud-native, scalable, data-friendly, open and extensible," said Prith Banerjee, chief technology officer at Ansys. "This automated tool chain uses real-time drive data and the scalability of Ansys simulation solutions to increase the accuracy and reliability of AV applications and reduce their development costs."

Nicolai Martin, senior vice president of driving experience at the BMW Group, said: "Achieving Level 3 autonomous driving is a very important differentiating factor for BMW and an important opportunity to demonstrate high-level technological innovation in this field. We will continue to develop more comfortable, smarter and more convenient products to provide customers with the safest and most enjoyable driving experience."