hofer powertrain and deeptech engineering company Monumo are partnering with the aim of significantly reducing powertrain development time and costs, while maintaining efficiency and quality.
Monumo’s scalable, machine learning-friendly engine Anser can evaluate millions of detailed concepts within days. This allows them to explore complex design spaces to generate class-leading electric drives, which can then be developed and brought to industrialisation at hofer powertrain facilities.
The application of advanced data-driven machine learning (ML) approaches can deliver significant improvements within aggressive automotive development timeframes, enabling the teams to drastically reduce the concept design phase.
Johann Hofer, CEO of hofer powertrain, said: “Deeptech innovation has high potential to revolutionise the automotive sector, and it adds extra value to our in-house AI-driven initiatives. This step is a testament to hofer powertrain’s commitment to technological leadership in the EV powertrain sector. With partnerships such as Monumo, we are poised to leverage the transformative power of deeptech technology, realising truly innovative and future-proof EV solutions.”
Dominic Vergine, CEO and founder of Monumo, added: “With hofer powertrain we have a strong partner with a track record in realising powertrain innovations for over 40 years. While much of Generative AI has been used to mimic human behaviour, we believe it holds a greater purpose in advancing engineering, especially when applied to global decarbonisation efforts.”
According to Monumo, the joint initiative has already shown ‘remarkable’ results, including a reduction in permanent magnet content by around 10% without any compromise to manufacturing, efficiency, or performance. The company said the combination of simulation, ML, AI, and motor design expertise is poised to make a significant impact on the EV market, pushing the industry to new heights with system-level optimisation.
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