General Motors Is Cutting Its Development Cycles in Half

IEEE Spectrum AI · 4 weeks ago

General Motors is cutting vehicle development cycles in half by deploying AI and simulation tools that enable engineers to test designs virtually before building physical prototypes. The GMC Hummer EQ achieved a two-year development timeline versus the typical four-to-five-year cycle, with crash simulations reduced from 15 hours of computing to under one minute using AI-based probability methods. This acceleration allows GM to compete with Chinese automakers like BYD while producing more thoroughly tested vehicles with fewer design iterations.