Karmactive Team
As the automotive industry moves toward electric, connected and autonomous mobility, Volvo Cars announced on November 14, 2024, its selection of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform for electric vehicle development.
Digital Vehicle Development Platform
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides automotive manufacturers with tools for enterprise-wide collaboration and data-driven approaches to manage complexity in the electric vehicle market. This digital environment enables real-time information sharing across global teams.
Technical Implementation and Migration
Volvo Cars enters this partnership with existing experience using Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA applications. The migration will integrate data from CATIA and third-party solutions into a unified virtual platform for collaborative vehicle design and development.
The implementation includes four key solution experiences:
- Efficient Multi-Energy Platform
- Global Modular Architecture
- Smart, Safe & Connected
- Sustainable Multi-functional Vehicle
Engineering Process Enhancement
The platform delivers multiple improvements to engineering processes:
- Real-time information sharing among global teams
- Reduced engineering time
- Decreased lead time
- Lower costs
- Enhanced part reuse
- Improved product quality
- Streamlined regulatory compliance
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Industry Expert Perspective
Laurence Montanari, Vice President of Transportation & Mobility Industry at Dassault Systèmes, stated: “Automakers are under pressure to deliver new products and functions quickly and cost-effectively. Volvo Cars excels in developing unique vehicle experiences. In order to build these best-in-class experiences, their engineers need advanced technology solutions, including the ability to combine the development of hardware and software together. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform will provide this.”
Platform Capabilities
The system enables:
- Data migration from existing CATIA applications
- Integration with third-party solutions
- Scalable virtual platform functionality
- Collaborative design and development features
- Quality improvement tools
- Part reuse optimization
- Issue management systems
- Test and validation cycle enhancement
- Requirements tracking
- Full traceability features
Strategic Direction
This deployment strengthens Volvo Cars‘ existing partnership with Dassault Systèmes as the automaker pursues its mission to become a fully electric automotive company. The platform addresses the automotive industry’s evolution toward electric, connected, and autonomous mobility, where companies must accelerate the launch of advanced solutions.
The implementation focuses on managing complexity in the electric vehicle market while maintaining efficient production processes. Through this platform, Volvo Cars aims to enhance its vehicle development capabilities while streamlining global collaboration.
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