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Vehicle development is under enormous pressure to innovate. IPG Automotive supports OEMs and suppliers in rethinking strategies and processes with…

The shift toward e-mobility is no longer confined to the automotive world, it is rapidly transforming the two-wheeler industry as well. With the…

The development of automated driving functions is reaching new frontiers – especially when it comes to understanding how people experience these…

The first edition of the Virtual AutoX Competition brought the excitement of Formula Student autocross into the virtual world, giving student teams…

Steer-by-wire (SBW) systems demonstrate the limits of conventional vehicle development. Eliminating mechanical connections opens up new degrees of…

Current hardware-in-the-loop validation methods on full system level (system HIL), are increasingly reaching their limits in automotive software…

Continuity is key to master virtual vehicle development. We support automotive manufacturers and suppliers in managing complexity and validating their…

Accolade for the innovation hub: Ranga Yogeshwar congratulates IPG Automotive from Karlsruhe on its success in the TOP 100 competition. The award…

IPG Automotive and Formula Student Alpe Adria (FSAA) are proud to announce the launch of the Virtual AutoX Competition by IPG Automotive, an…

On May 27, Synopsys and IPG Automotive hosted the hands-on workshop “Shift Left to Save Costs and Time” to showcase the potential of one of the most…

Modern simulation pipelines demand more than raw computing power – they require structured data management, process clarity, and scalable automation.…

Once again, we are reaffirming our commitment to supporting the next generation of automotive engineers in 2025. As part of our sponsorship, IPG…

As the automotive industry accelerates toward greater automation, safety, and regulatory compliance, the demand for precise and efficient testing…

After celebrating 40 years of innovation at our headquarters in Germany and the 10-year anniversary in Japan last year, 2025 marks another major…

From May 20 to 22, the ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo Europe will open its doors at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center. For three days,…

We are excited to unveil the next evolution of our real-time simulation platform: The new Xpack4 is a future-ready solution built to meet the…

While software becomes quickly outdated even in modern cars and new features often require a purchase, the software-defined vehicle (SDV) approach…

Key features of the latest VIRTO update include deep linking of associated assets, through which users can now click on direct links to access…

IPG Automotive India participated in the 9th edition of Formula Bharat from January 22 – 27, 2025 as a solutions partner. This prestigious event…

The ASAM OpenX^® standards are crucial for the automotive and vehicle simulation industry as they offer a common ground for the description of road…

Leveraging the power of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for the use in autonomous driving – that is the goal of the nxtAIM project. More than…

With Formula Student 2025 fast approaching, it is again time to ensure teams are ready to excel in the IMechE’s premier engineering competition. An…

Although China has been gaining relevance in the automotive market, the United States of America are still the second biggest producer and user of…

Vehicle architectures consist of a large number of electronic control units (ECUs) that are connected to each other in a distributed network. This…

Almost one year ago, the doors of our youngest subsidiary opened in Bengaluru, India. Today the vibrant team under the leadership of Nagesh Poojary…

IPG Automotive France took part in the first edition of Formula Student 2024 at Transpolis from August 27 to September 1. This competition gives…

From August 28–30, 2024, the highly anticipated Automotive Testing Expo China 2024 took place at the Shanghai Expo Exhibition Center, Hall 1. IPG…

Investing in the future is one of IPG Automotive’s highest priorities. Not only with our products and solutions but also with partnerships. We are not…

To take the next step into a future with automated vehicles, vehicles need to communicate reliably with each other as well as with persons, traffic…

EVs are already a common sight on today's roads. However, the transportation industry with vehicles ranging from vans to trucks still relies almost…

In the middle of the vibrant metropolis Seoul, IPG Automotive Korea operates close to the Lotte World tower, the highest building in the Korean…

No matter if you are working with CarMaker for the first time, or if you are already developing complex driving functions: We offer the perfect…

On June 27, 2024, the 7th Intelligent Connected Vehicle Product Testing and Certification Technology Forum organized by CATARC Automotive Test Center…

The UK Formula Student competition was another huge success with 2,500 students in Silverstone this July. The competition challenges student teams to…

The French office of IPG Automotive is located only a few kilometers from the most famous sight of France, the Eiffel Tower. Eleven associates work…

More than 75,000 visitors attended Japan’s biggest automotive engineering exposition in Yokohama from May 22 to 24. Engineers and researchers from a…

In the past weeks, our international Open House events in China, France and the US were very successful and provided a platform for innovation,…

The use of hardware-in-the-loop systems plays an important role in the automotive industry to make integration tests efficient and save costs.…

From June 4–6, visitors were able to discover the latest technologies in the field of autonomous vehicles and ADAS at the Messe Stuttgart exhibition…

Young, dynamic, efficient: With seven heads, IPG Automotive Sweden is one of the smallest teams in the global group. Nevertheless, the subsidiary…

Coming up: The ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo Europe is taking place again at Messe Stuttgart from June 4–6. For three days, visitors will…

The definition of different weather conditions plays a crucial role to create realistic test conditions for camera sensors. Different visibility…

10 years ago, the first international subsidiary opened the doors of its office in Tokyo. Today, under the leadership of Managing Director Keisuke…

Since establishing the region in 2019 Managing Director Elliot Hemes has brought together a specialist team of dynamic professionals from all over the…

Formula Student is an exciting challenge for university racing teams and uses the thrilling world of motorsport to engage and inspire engineering…

As we celebrate the Chinese New Year, we would like to look back on the impressive development of our China team over the past few years with our…

In September and October, we hosted three Open House events across the Eurasian continent, namely France, UK and Japan. Altogether, more than 400…

In a joint article with TraceTronic, we are looking at seamless development methods for software-defined vehicles. The growing use of electronics and…

Dive even deeper into the virtual world with the upcoming CarMaker release 13 – using the new Movie NX-virtual-reality (VR) interface! To begin with,…

With the installation package, CarMaker offers a large collection of the most common traffic signs. The traffic sign catalog available for free…

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you – IPG Automotive now has Instagram and Twitter accounts dedicated to Formula Student!

In our…

IPG Automotive is proud to be sponsoring an amazing racing team from the University of Stuttgart in Germany.

GreenTeam Uni Stuttgart is a student…

The UK Formula Student competition celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. The competition challenges student teams to produce a working prototype…

We are excited to announce that IPG Automotive China successfully attended the Automotive Testing Expo China in Shanghai last week. As the premier…

IPG Automotive USA hosted its Open House event on June 6, 2023 at the St. Johns Resort in Plymouth, Michigan. Over 200 customers, supported by IPG…

For several years, our colleagues in the Korean region have been involved in supporting the Hyundai Motor Group Autonomous Challenge. Hosted by HMG…

Our Lap Time Simulation Competition continues to be highly popular with university students and teams. To date we have 105 students from 44 separate…

More than 63,000 visitors attended Japan’s biggest automotive engineering exposition in Yokohama from May 24 to 26. Engineers and researchers from a…

Open House China took place in Shanghai on May 24, 2023. Altogether 236 visitors attended the event to learn more about the highlights of the release…

Ready – steady – go: The ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo is taking place in Stuttgart from June 13 to 15. The name says it all: This event…

It is difficult to imagine the automotive industry today without advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving functions – the same holds…

New office for our Japanese colleagues

CarMaker 12 is available since March 29, 2023 and offers a range of new functionalities.

The latest release is highly compatible with ASAM simulation…

IPG Automotive is proud to once more sponsor the IMechE Formula Student competition. Formula Student is Europe's most established educational…

Since the foundation of IPG Automotive, students have always had the possibility to gain experience during their studies or to start their career as…

In cooperation with iMAR Navigation, we offer a powerful and holistic toolchain for scenario-based testing to design more cost- and time-efficient…

Since October, leading German universities in the automotive field and a selection of researchers from the industry jointly launched the project…

Bringing together scattered knowledge, promoting the exchange of experience and building on application know-how: the IPG Automotive Forum does all…

Vehicles act in an increasingly connected way and communicate with the driver, the environment as well as with each other. This communication requires…

With our Open House Local Editions, we open the doors for parties across the globe interested in novelties from our product portfolio. The events…

For the second year in a row, IPG Automotive teamed up with IMechE to facilitate the Formula Student Lap Time Simulation event. In 2022, the number of…

Similarly to the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), the level of automation in vehicles is continuously increasing. More automation…

Together with Foretellix, a leading ADAS and AV verification and validation platform provider, we offer a solution that enables large-scale virtual…

Once a year, our Open House event takes place, marking the software release of the CarMaker product family and providing exclusive insights into the…

When? September 20­–21

Where? Convention Centre Karlsruhe

Wonderful surprise: At the innovation competition TOP 100, IPG Automotive came in second in the size category C (more than 200 employees) against a…

You are developing advanced driver assistance systems and are looking for an efficient way to perform integration tests or integrate the full system?

IPG Automotive supports OpenSCENARIO and OpenDRIVE and actively contributes to the further development of standards for simulation in ASAM committees.

Due to the increasing electrification level of vehicles, powertrain development faces a multitude of challenges. The advancement of conventional…

An exciting customer appointment recently took place at our headquarters in Karlsruhe: Schaeffler Paravan came to our headquarters to test the Space…

Are you looking to broaden your knowledge this summer? How about attending one of our training courses? 

Starting August, we will again offer you the…

Since 2016, partners from the automotive industry, research as well as public road management have worked together to develop innovative assistance…

This year, the ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo returns to Stuttgart. The three-day event taking place from June 21–23 focuses on brand-new…

On March 22, 2022, this year’s Open House took place as an online event for the first time. The presentations from our experts were streamed live from…

Nowadays, driving range and efficiency are two of the major influencing factors when developing electric vehicles. While the main focus lies on…

Vehicle testing in the field of automated driving is becoming more and more complex: On the one hand, the number of test cases increases continuously…

March 30, 2022 was the big day: The release 11.0 of the CarMaker product family was launched. As of now, the latest version of our simulation software…

Seize the opportunity and present your project that you have completed successfully using our hardware and software solutions to an expert audience,…

To gain a comprehensive insight into our software and hardware solutions and get assistance with specific questions regarding use cases, we offer…

Our innovation spirit has paid off: After participating in the TOP 100 innovation competition for the first time, IPG Automotive receives the TOP 100…

In 2021, we brought the vehicle-in-the-loop technology to your doorstep with our new demo vehicle. Since then, the vehicle has already made numerous…

Apply & Innovate is back: Join our international technology conference in Karlsruhe that takes place from September 20 to 21. During the event,…

Partners follow common goals and complement each other on different levels. May it be to accelerate the development process, to add new…

With the vehicle-in-the-loop (VIL) method, driver assistance systems can be tested in a time- and cost-saving way by combining virtual test driving…

The trend in the automotive industry continues to point in one direction: environmentally friendly powertrain technologies with low emissions.…

Embracing challenges was the slogan of this year’s BAJA SAEINDIA design competition, which saw around 150 teams of students pit themselves against one…

Our Open House was all about the major release of the CarMaker product family: Once a year, we provide an exclusive preview of the newest features of…

New year, new look? But why wait until January? Our brand new website is here and ready and waiting for you to explore. With online communication more…

In January 2021, we launched our new video series TECH TALK. The videos demonstrate how you can boost speed and efficiency in your vehicle development…

On October 13, 2021, our Open House Local Edition celebrated its debut in the United Kingdom with over 70 attendees. Our colleagues from IPG…

As an open integration and test platform, CarMaker allows third parties to implement interfaces to their own tools, helping to address customer…

The use of simulation already offers potential savings in cost and time when developing vehicles. Nevertheless, it is still rarely applied seamlessly…

IPG Automotive and Automatum enable the utilization of traffic recordings from drones to automatically generate scenarios in virtual test driving.

IPG Automotive offers companies with no test bench available the possibility to perform comprehensive tests for steering systems off site.

With the CarMaker product family release 10.0, pictures from MovieNX can also be fed into the Video Interface Box X. This allows to transfer…

July 2021 was an action-packed month for the United Kingdom which included many sporting marvels: from the Euro Finals to the British Grand Prix, and…

The main challenge in RDE development is to calibrate a powertrain that meets both driving dynamics and environmental requirements regarding…

Powertrains become more and more connected to the full vehicle and their environment.

The vehicle-in-the-loop (VIL) method combines the virtual environment with a physical vehicle.

With “Solutions for Academics”, we offer support for future automotive engineers writing their final thesis or doctoral dissertation.

IPG Automotive provides Test Ware Package with test cases for new regulations.

Volvo Cars uses a driving simulator to test new software and hardware components.

The vehicle-in-the-loop method makes it easier to master complex test drives.

Even more realistic, efficient and scalable: The new CarMaker release 10.0 is going to be available from April 1, 2021.

Do you want to find out how to generate scenarios with automated processes?

Get ready for Wednesday, April 28!

A new modular test platform enables virtual testing and validation of radar sensors.

In today’s world, testing and validation in virtual test driving is more important than ever.

The video presentations of our customers and partners are still available online.

It is important to us to support you with all the challenges you are facing in virtual vehicle development.

Seize the opportunity to gain further insights into the topic of "Building HPC systems with CarMaker".

In our new series TECH TALK, our experts answer all your questions about virtual test driving.

Since 1995, Hyundai organizes a competition for Korean university teams that allows them to put their creative ideas for the future of automotive…

Apply & Innovate TECH WEEKS started on September 22. In fascinating videos, renowned companies present their use cases from the field of virtual test…

In our quick start webinar series, we will present the topic "Building Virtual Prototypes". Don’t miss our CarMaker product demo and the opportunity…

As we keep growing in 2020, we are happy to offer our customers and partners even broader and more direct support for their projects from our new…

Physical vehicles can be integrated into simulation environments with the vehicle-in-the-loop method. In a joint project with Porsche AG and…

From e-mobility to autonomous driving – Apply & Innovate – TECH WEEKS provide insights into the diverse possibilities of virtual test driving.…

Since May 2020, IPG Automotive cooperates with the 3D specialist for real-time visualization UNIGINE. Thanks to the new MovieNX based on the UNIGINE…

Development of a platform for simulation-based testing

Our latest success story deals with Continental Engineering Services’ development of a brake ECU for two-wheelers, using our MotorcycleMaker software…

TruckMaker in use at research project at TU Kaiserslautern

With our simulation solutions, we offer support to realize the vision of autonomous vehicles efficiently. From vehicle dynamics simulation for…

The extended range of applications of the CarMaker product family offers new functionalities for virtual test driving. From cooperative driving with…

Whether you need support to take the first steps with our simulation solutions, or a detailed overview of the functionalities of CarMaker – we offer…

To validate ADAS/AV functions, support by a number of ECU interfaces for data entry is essential. The input of raw image data is therefore highly…

You have specific questions about our products? The answers are just a few clicks away: Our new FAQ page gives you extensive information about…

You can always rely on us as your partner, even during the coronavirus pandemic. In order to make working from home easier for you, we give you access…

Closing the gap between HIL  tests and real test driving with the vehicle-in-the-loop (VIL) method! Our US colleagues are going on a tour across the…

In our interview, Dr. Gerd Schmitz, CEO of S.E.A. Datentechnik, talks about his work on Car2Car (V2X) communication and the challenges that come with…

Our partner STÄHLE Robot Systems is a leading global provider of robot drivers, steering robots and robot shifters. Due to the precise, reproducible…

Thanks to the new interface, CarMaker’s realistic full-vehicle behavior, its many model integration options and sensor modeling can now be combined…

More than 170 attendees gathered on June 4, 2019 in Plymouth, Michigan, to attend the first-ever Open House Local Edition in the US. The new…

On May 8, 2019, the second installment of the Open House Local Edition was held in Shanghai where more than 150 visitors gathered to see the release…