Valeo Partners With Applied Intuition to Provide Digital Twin Technology for ADAS Simulation

France's Valeo, and Applied Intuition, a vehicle software supplier, are partnering to provide a digital twin platform for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) sensor simulation. The joint solution will allow automotive OEMs to bring safe and reliable ADAS features to market faster.

Their digital twin database, representing locations all around the world, will offer an extensive and diverse set of scenarios and environments for ADAS perception testing and validation.

Using the digital twins in Applied Intuition's sensor simulation product, Spectral, OEMs can create more accurate simulations than using traditional simulation methods.

The digital twin platform focuses on simulating Valeo's SCALA 3 LiDAR and expands to other Valeo sensors for software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.

Clement Nouvel, CTO of Valeo LiDAR, says: "Valeo has always been at the forefront of automotive innovation. Our partnership with Applied Intuition exemplifies our commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible and how fast autonomous driving features can be brought to end-customers while improving safety. Together, we aim to redefine the future of LiDAR perception through digital twin technology."

"Digital twins create huge advantages for ADAS simulation," adds Peter Ludwig, CTO and Co-Founder of Applied Intuition. "Digital-twin-based simulations achieve more breadth and accuracy than any other simulation technology. Paired with Applied Intuition's deterministic Spectral simulator and accurate sensor models of the Valeo SCALA^™ 3 LiDAR, our digital twins are paving the way for safer, more rapid deployment of ADAS systems worldwide."

Valeo, a technology company and partner to all automakers and new mobility players, has 109,900 employees  in 29 countries, 183 plants, 21 research centers, 44 development centers, and 18 distribution platforms.