Automotive & Transportation - Automotive & Transportation

Formula E: Racing Toward a Cleaner Future

Formula E racing probably won’t replace Formula 1 any time soon, but it paves the way to an oil free world. Think about electric cars for a moment. What comes to mind? You probably think of fuel econ...

PLM best practices to realize innovation in the automotive industry

Most automakers and suppliers use PLM as an innovation tool to design better products and gain a competitive edge. However, a successful PLM implementation requires sound planning, vision and leaders...

By abhidastidar

How to manage today’s complex automotive PLM processes

February 27, 2015

In the automotive industry, innovations driven by safety, fuel economy and connectivity requirements are driving most of the value added content in a modern car. In fact, new component cost...

By abhidastidar

Momentum in the automotive industry. An Infographic

February 04, 2015

The global automotive industry is in a significant growth phase in innovation. Globally the auto industry spends nearly $100 billion on R&D, which is 16% of total worldwide R&D funding for al...

By abhidastidar

The ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Race Car) at Hannover Messe 2014

Last August, we told you about the ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Race Car) in this blog. If you attended Hannover Messe 2014 on April 7-11, you were lucky enough to see the car...

By JerrySarfati

Video - Paper Dreams

Paul used to build race cars out of paper. Today, he designs the real thing with sophisticated software, as part of the Infiniti Red Bull Racing team. For Paul, a dream come true: He tur...

By JerrySarfati

NX Case Study - NX helps Pratt & Miller design and build winning racecars

Pratt & Miller Engineering used NX™ software from Siemens PLM Software to develop the racing version of the 2014 Corvette, which was named 2014 North American Car of the Year at the Nor...

By JerrySarfati

Exciting times ahead for Nissan

October 30, 2013

I n Nissan’sview, the global automotive industry is now engaged in “one of the greatest engineering competitions in history.” Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s CEO and president, writes on the com...

By JerrySarfati

A world first at Le Mans (Video)

August 27, 2013

Nissan recently unveiled theZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Race Car) the world's fastest electric racing car – a 185mph test bed for electric drivetrain technologies. It will utili...

By JerrySarfati