Volkswagen to use virtual test drives to make new assistance systems
27 Sep 2018|937 views
The assistance systems of the next generation will learn from virtually generated driving and traffic situations. The brand expects this approach to make development processes even faster and more efficient. In the long term, it is conceivable that millions of test kilometres required for validating automated driving could be completed in virtual environments.
Experts from Volkswagen are already testing software developed in-house to simulate such driving in traffic situations. This software is to be used for teaching assistance systems for the I.D. model family. Volkswagen is aiming for two main benefits with virtual validation. Firstly, assistance systems can be trained continuously over days and weeks in any scenario desired; this approach dramatically accelerates the learning speed of the systems concerned.
With virtual validation, Volkswagen also expects to be able to develop a rapidly growing number of systems and networked vehicle functions to production maturity.
"We are continually developing Volkswagen vehicles and taking innovations into all segments," says Board Member for Development Dr. Frank Welsch. "We are building on our strong global development team and grasping all the opportunities offered by digitalisation. This also includes virtual validation. We are developing this technology for our work as it will make for faster and more efficient development processes."
The assistance systems of the next generation will learn from virtually generated driving and traffic situations. The brand expects this approach to make development processes even faster and more efficient. In the long term, it is conceivable that millions of test kilometres required for validating automated driving could be completed in virtual environments.
Experts from Volkswagen are already testing software developed in-house to simulate such driving in traffic situations. This software is to be used for teaching assistance systems for the I.D. model family. Volkswagen is aiming for two main benefits with virtual validation. Firstly, assistance systems can be trained continuously over days and weeks in any scenario desired; this approach dramatically accelerates the learning speed of the systems concerned.
With virtual validation, Volkswagen also expects to be able to develop a rapidly growing number of systems and networked vehicle functions to production maturity.
"We are continually developing Volkswagen vehicles and taking innovations into all segments," says Board Member for Development Dr. Frank Welsch. "We are building on our strong global development team and grasping all the opportunities offered by digitalisation. This also includes virtual validation. We are developing this technology for our work as it will make for faster and more efficient development processes."
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