Around 250 experts in vehicle development exchanged ideas at the international technology conference Apply & Innovate in Karlsruhe on September 11 and 12. The network meeting was organized by IPG Automotive. In 37 presentations, customers and partners shared project results and success stories from a wide range of areas relating to vehicle development – from safe driving assistants and driving simulators to driving robots.
President & CEO Steffen Schmidt from IPG Automotive was delighted with the intensive exchange: „The field of virtual vehicle development is developing dynamically. That’s why we need opportunities like this where we can exchange ideas, be inspired and learn from each other.“
Zhiquiang Zhang, Chief of Intelligent Driving Division at CATARC, kicked off the event with a keynote speech on safety standards for intelligent and connected vehicles (ICV). The following speakers presented projects and research from the fields of ADAS, test processes and automation, powertrain, virtual reality and driving simulators as well as driving dynamics, which were realized with the help of IPG Automotive’s simulation solutions. Ulrich Schulmeister, Vice President Technology and Engineering at Bosch, gave the keynote speech that opened the second day. He discussed how the „Credible Simulation“ approach supports the development of critical safety functions. The third keynote, delivered by Gustavo Oyervides Zerrweck, Senior Practice Director AD Europe at KPIT, focused on the validation of Level 3 automated driving functions at Honda using simulation solutions from IPG Automotive. (oe)
