General Motors participated in the ‘2022 Daegu International Future Mobility Expo’ in Daegu, emphasizing GM’s technological leadership in virtual engineering and unveiling its roadmap for future mobility technology innovation.
DIFA is a professional exhibition of future mobility, combining eco-friendly, autonomous driving, and tuning mobility sectors, held under the theme ‘Future Mobility Becomes Reality’ from the 27th to the 29th at the Daegu Exco.
At this year’s DIFA, GM showcased vehicles and participated in the ‘2022 Daegu International Future Mobility Expo Forum’ held on the morning of the 28th. Brian McMurray, president of GM’s Korean R&D subsidiary, served as the keynote speaker.
In his keynote speech, Brian McMurray stated, “GM is striving to achieve a triple-zero vision aiming for zero collisions, zero emissions, and zero traffic fatalities in response to climate change, and we have the technology to make this possible.” He added, “GM’s technology is evolving beyond ‘physical’ limits into a ‘virtual’ stage, leading to a better society.”
He continued, “In recent years, GM has made significant progress in virtual engineering technology, which will play a crucial role in future mobility technology innovations. Through virtual engineering technology, GM can develop vehicles accurately and quickly, enabling high precision in identifying and responding to all situations in autonomous vehicle technology development, accelerating the system learning that forms the basis for autonomous driving programs.”
Finally, McMurray emphasized, “GM has developed a new intelligent vehicle platform that combines electric vehicles based on the Ultium platform with autonomous driving technology. This platform is evolving through virtual engineering technology and will support all GM’s future innovations.”
As McMurray explained, virtual engineering technology can be utilized throughout the vehicle development process, including vehicle design, lightweighting, rigidity, and safety. The Chevrolet Trailblazer, which was launched in 2020 and has achieved global success, also verified its safety and performance through virtual engineering technology, and the next-generation global new product scheduled for mass production in the first half of next year is actively utilizing this technology in design, development, and verification.
GM has the second-largest engineering center in the world in Korea, playing a central role in achieving GM’s all-electric future through global engineering. Currently, there are over 3,000 engineers, designers, and technicians, equipped with facilities that enable complete vehicle development from design to final vehicle validation and production technology.
More than 500 Korean engineers support over 20 global programs, including electric vehicles based on the Ultium platform. GM plans to double this research workforce to advance future mobility technology.
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