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GM Using AI-Based Design Technology and 3D Printing for Next Generation of Vehicle Lightweighting

May 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

GM Alliance with Autodesk includes advanced AI-based generative design technology and 3D printing advancements to help lighten and transform future vehicles

General Motors announced it is using new, advanced software design technology to introduce the next generation of vehicle lightweighting. According to the vehicle manufacturer, the technology is key to developing efficient and lighter alternative propulsion and zero emission vehicles.

GM is the first automaker in North America to use new generative design software technology from Bay Area-based software company Autodesk. It uses cloud computing and AI-based algorithms to rapidly explore multiple permutations of a part design, generating hundreds of

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