GM cuts car development time to two years using AI and simulation
General Motors' AI tools are cutting vehicle development time from four to five years down to around two years.
General Motors has built machine learning tools that slash car development time roughly in half. The traditional approach took the industry four to five years; GM's new way brings that down to around two years.
The company's AI tool produces aerodynamics results in about 60 seconds. Aerodynamic simulation normally takes up to 60 hours.
GM tested the approach on battery screening for new cells. The work took 256 hours instead of more than 60,000 lab hours.
The 2027 Chevrolet Silverado's V8 engines were developed in roughly a third of the usual time. The approach lets engineers test around 100 days of real-world data in a single day using simulation.
This happens before building a physical prototype. GM has invested more than US$16 billion in research and manufacturing this year.
- 4-5 years to 2 years
- Development time reduction
- 60 hours to 60 seconds
- Aerodynamics simulation speedup
- 60,000+ hours to 256 hours
- Battery screening reduction
- $16+ billion
- GM investment this year
Why it mattersFaster development lets car makers respond to customer demand and technology changes quicker, bringing fresher models to market sooner.
AustraliaGM currently sells right-hand drive Corvettes and Silverado trucks in Australia; faster development could mean new variants and updates reach local dealers sooner.
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