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From Electrification to Autonomy: Simulation Drives Smarter, Safer & Faster Automotive Innovation

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Improve Speed and Quality of Automotive and Ground Transportation Industry Innovations

The Automotive and Ground Transportation industry is changing fast—with Electric Vehicles (EVs), ADAS, and Autonomous Vehicles pushing the boundaries of innovation. To stay ahead, companies need smarter ways to design, test, and validate complex systems. At CADFEM India, we support this shift with powerful multiphysics simulation solutions that reduce physical testing, save costs, and bring safe, efficient vehicles to market faster.

Automotive and Ground Transportation

Electromobility

ADAS

Software Defined Vehicles

Vehicle Development

Industry Challenges

Rising cost pressures & global competition

Automotive companies must innovate faster while reducing cost per vehicle to stay competitive.

Complex interdependencies between systems

Vehicle subsystems like batteries, ADAS, and crash safety must now be co-developed due to overlapping performance impacts.

Limited engineering resources

Engineering teams are expected to do more with less—faster design cycles, fewer test loops, and broader responsibilities.

Need for faster, more productive development cycles

Digital-first approaches are required to meet time-to-market goals while maintaining quality.

Strict safety, emissions & performance regulations

Compliance with evolving global standards (e.g., ISO 26262, GTRs, Euro NCAP) demands early validation and documentation.

Demand for tech-rich customer features

Consumer expectations around comfort, safety, and digital experience are rising, requiring deeper system integration.

Rising cost pressures & global competition

Automotive companies must innovate faster while reducing cost per vehicle to stay competitive.

Complex interdependencies between systems

Vehicle subsystems like batteries, ADAS, and crash safety must now be co-developed due to overlapping performance impacts.

Limited engineering resources

Engineering teams are expected to do more with less—faster design cycles, fewer test loops, and broader responsibilities.

Need for faster, more productive development cycles

Digital-first approaches are required to meet time-to-market goals while maintaining quality.

Strict safety, emissions & performance regulations

Compliance with evolving global standards (e.g., ISO 26262, GTRs, Euro NCAP) demands early validation and documentation.

Demand for tech-rich customer features

Consumer expectations around comfort, safety, and digital experience are rising, requiring deeper system integration.

Product-Driven Engineering Innovation

Leverage simulation insights, explore and optimize designs exponentially faster

  • Faster Time-to-Market : Speed up validation cycles and reduce physical prototypes
  • Automation : Reduce manual effort with AI-enhanced simulation workflows
  • Generative Design : Explore more design options earlier using simulation-driven optimization
  • Solver Speed : Maximize performance using HPC, GPU/CPU acceleration
  • Improved Reliability : Simulate and validate thousands of iterations before prototyping
  • Higher Profitability : Reduce rework, optimize materials, and streamline development
  • Safety & Compliance : Virtually assess system behavior under edge cases and real-world conditions

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Frequently Asked Questions

Simulation accelerates EV development by enabling virtual testing of components like battery systems, electric motor design, and power electronics, helping reduce development time and improve performance across the electrified powertrain.
Yes, CADFEM enables ADAS development through high-fidelity simulation for sensor integration, vehicle exterior aerodynamics, and control logic testing, ensuring safer and more reliable autonomous vehicle functions.
Absolutely. CADFEM’s multiphysics simulation helps optimize thermal management, combustion, and power electronics, leading to better energy efficiency and reduced emissions in hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs).
Simulation is essential for autonomous vehicles, offering virtual environments to validate sensor performance, test scenarios, and optimize ADAS features—accelerating safe and scalable development.
Simulation minimizes the need for costly prototypes by validating concepts early, using vehicle chassis simulation, battery simulation, and digital twin technology for accurate performance predictions.
Yes, CADFEM offers advanced tools for thermal management to ensure efficient cooling in EVs and HEVs, covering battery systems, inverters, and electric motors, enhancing safety and longevity.
CADFEM leverages vehicle interior simulation, crash and safety analysis, and multiphysics simulation to assess and improve NVH, structural integrity, and passenger safety across all vehicle platforms.

Accelerating EV Innovation with Simulation

CADFEM along with Ansys solutions enables end-to-end virtual validation of electric vehicles—from battery design to full system integration. Our open simulation platform allows EV teams to design smarter, safer, and more efficient electric drivetrains, while reducing costly hardware testing and speeding up regulatory approval.

Focus Points

  • System Integration
  • Battery and BMS
  • Electric Machines
  • Power Electronics
  • E-Gearbox
  • Fuel Cell

Challenges

High cost and time of physical prototyping

Building and testing EV components physically is expensive and slows down development.

Delayed detection of system-level faults

Design issues often emerge late in testing, requiring costly redesigns.

Incomplete cybersecurity and safety assessments

EV systems are vulnerable to software and hardware failures without early validation.

Difficulty simulating fast charging, regenerative braking, and thermal runaway

These high-stress scenarios require advanced multiphysics modeling to predict performance accurately.

Early-stage system integration risks

Multiple subsystems must be virtually integrated early to avoid rework in later stages.

Compliance with ISO 26262, ASPICE, and other EV standards

Meeting safety and process standards requires simulation-led verification and traceability.

High cost and time of physical prototyping

Building and testing EV components physically is expensive and slows down development.

Delayed detection of system-level faults

Design issues often emerge late in testing, requiring costly redesigns.

Incomplete cybersecurity and safety assessments

EV systems are vulnerable to software and hardware failures without early validation.

Difficulty simulating fast charging, regenerative braking, and thermal runaway

These high-stress scenarios require advanced multiphysics modeling to predict performance accurately.

Early-stage system integration risks

Multiple subsystems must be virtually integrated early to avoid rework in later stages.

Compliance with ISO 26262, ASPICE, and other EV standards

Meeting safety and process standards requires simulation-led verification and traceability.

Physics-Based Problem Solving

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Simulating Smart, Safe, Autonomous Systems

Ansys solutions support ADAS development from early concept to system validation—ensuring safety, performance, and compliance. With virtual testing environments, sensor modeling, and scenario simulations, engineers can test ADAS features like lane detection, emergency braking, and adaptive cruise under countless real-world conditions—without risking lives or delays.

Focus Points

  • System and feature definition
  • Sensors
  • Lighting
  • Feature validation

Challenges

Limited real-world test coverage for edge cases

It’s impossible to manually test every scenario a vehicle might encounter.

Complex sensor fusion and placement

Radar, LiDAR, and camera systems must work together seamlessly in all environments.

Integration across hardware, software, and mechanical domains

Failure to simulate interactions leads to downstream performance issues.

Increasing safety and cybersecurity expectations

Systems must meet strict safety and security requirements before deployment.

High costs of physical testing infrastructure

Test tracks, crash labs, and environmental chambers add significant cost and delays.

Limited real-world test coverage for edge cases

It’s impossible to manually test every scenario a vehicle might encounter.

Complex sensor fusion and placement

Radar, LiDAR, and camera systems must work together seamlessly in all environments.

Integration across hardware, software, and mechanical domains

Failure to simulate interactions leads to downstream performance issues.

Increasing safety and cybersecurity expectations

Systems must meet strict safety and security requirements before deployment.

High costs of physical testing infrastructure

Test tracks, crash labs, and environmental chambers add significant cost and delays.

Physics-Based Problem Solving

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Ansys HFSS

Ansys Twin Builder

Ansys Medini Analyze

Enabling Agile Software-Defined Architectures

Today’s vehicles are evolving into software-defined platforms requiring real-time updates, seamless hardware-software integration, and reliable system performance. Ansys enables SDV innovation with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), embedded software development, and safety-compliant simulation workflows.

Focus Points

  • MBSE for safety, performance and operation
  • Electrical architecture and electronics development
  • Secure embedded software generation
  • HW & SW for continuous integration & validation

Challenges

Rising software complexity

Vehicles are becoming software-centric, requiring scalable code validation and testing.

Risk of integration failures

Hardware-software mismatches lead to critical delays and recalls.

Lack of early-stage safety verification

Software-related failures often go unnoticed until late in development.

Fragmented development environments

Isolated workflows between embedded software, electronics, and mechanical teams slow down progress.

Need for cross-domain collaboration

Software-defined platforms require real-time alignment between electrical, thermal, and control domains.

Rising software complexity

Vehicles are becoming software-centric, requiring scalable code validation and testing.

Risk of integration failures

Hardware-software mismatches lead to critical delays and recalls.

Lack of early-stage safety verification

Software-related failures often go unnoticed until late in development.

Fragmented development environments

Isolated workflows between embedded software, electronics, and mechanical teams slow down progress.

Need for cross-domain collaboration

Software-defined platforms require real-time alignment between electrical, thermal, and control domains.

Physics-Based Problem Solving

Ansys SCADE

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Ansys Twin Builder

Ansys Sherlock

Ansys Model Center

Vehicle Performance Engineering: Accelerating Innovation with Digital Twin Technology

We provide an integrated, multiphysics platform for full-vehicle simulation—from body aerodynamics and crash performance to thermal management, cabin acoustics, and powertrain efficiency. Our tools enable digital twin models that reduce testing, improve design reliability, and speed up vehicle development.

Focus Points

  • Vehicle Exterior

Integrated multi-domain and multiphysics simulation from the cylinder to the system for

  • External Aerodynamics
  • Aeroacoustics
  • Thermal Management
  • Water Management and Soiling
  • Structural Integrity
  • Vehicle Interior

Integrated multi-domain and multiphysics simulation from the seat to the sound for

  • Climate Control/HVAC
  • Cabin Acoustics
  • Crash and Safety
  • Ergonomics/HMI/HUD
  • Vehicle Chassis

Integrated multi-domain and multiphysics simulation from the suspension to the steering

  • Chassis Structural
  • Passenger Safety
  • Painting
  • Brakes
  • Suspension & Steering
  • Wheels/Tires
  • Vehicle Powertrain

Integrated multi-domain and multiphysics simulation from the cylinder to the system for

  • Internal Combustion Engine
  • Transmission
  • Fuel Systems
  • Exhaust Systems with Emissions Control
  • Electric Powertrain
  • Vehicle Electricals

Integrated multi-domain and multiphysics simulation from antenna to ADAS for

  • Wiring and Connectors
  • Infotainment
  • ADAS System
  • Sensors
  • Antennas

Challenges

Rising complexity and tighter timelines

Automotive teams must deliver advanced systems faster, pushing the need for smarter, more efficient design tools.

Cross-domain simulation requirements

Engineers need to model structures, fluids, electronics, and control systems in a unified platform.

Late-stage design flaws due to lack of early validation

Performance and compliance issues often surface too late in development

Meeting safety, comfort, and performance standards

Vehicle systems must deliver on ride quality, crash safety, emissions, and acoustics—simultaneously

Rising complexity and tighter timelines

Automotive teams must deliver advanced systems faster, pushing the need for smarter, more efficient design tools.

Cross-domain simulation requirements

Engineers need to model structures, fluids, electronics, and control systems in a unified platform.

Late-stage design flaws due to lack of early validation

Performance and compliance issues often surface too late in development

Meeting safety, comfort, and performance standards

Vehicle systems must deliver on ride quality, crash safety, emissions, and acoustics—simultaneously

Physics-Based Problem Solving

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Ansys HFSS
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