Applied EV selects Siemens' software to help develop AV systems

Australian technology company Applied EV, which specialises in digital control systems for autonomous vehicles, is utilising Siemens’ industrial software systems to support the design, quality assurance and build of its next-generation autonomous vehicles.

Siemens’ cloud-based Teamcenter X software for product life cycle management (PLM), recently made available in Australia on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) regional servers, is being utilised for Applied EV’s design and product quality workflows to help decrease costs and reduce time to market.

The announcement follows Applied EV’s recent successful testing of a self-driving cabinless commercial vehicle on European streets and announcement of its long-term alliance with global OEM Suzuki Motors.

Julian Broadbent, co-founder and CEO of Applied EV, described collaborating with Siemens as strategic to progressing the company’s long-term vision.

“The demand for fully autonomous vehicles and technology is growing exponentially. Siemens’ new cloud-based PLM platform will help us meet this demand, by providing us with better change management and quality,” he said. “This helps increase first-time-right releases of hardware and software, streamlining the company’s integrated approach to engineering.”

Samantha Murray, Vice President and Managing Director of Siemens Digital Industries Software, Australia and New Zealand, said Siemens is committed to empowering innovative companies, like Applied EV, to drive sustainable growth and transform their industries.

“Applied EV is a true Australian success story of a company leading through innovative design, data and manufacturing,” she said. “They are at the forefront of commercial autonomous technology that can be applied to any vehicle or system across multiple industries. We are proud to be working with Applied EV as we share a common goal of using software to innovate and challenge the status quo.”

Applied EV’s core product, the Digital Backbone (DBB), is a purpose-built software control system for electric and autonomous applications. The DBB is designed to advance the digital capabilities of electric vehicles, in turn reducing hardware complexity and manufacturing costs to optimise the deployment of autonomous driving technology and support the next generation of vehicle architectures to be completely software-defined. It is carefully crafted to comply with the highest safety ratings, making it suitable for Level 4/5 autonomous applications.

Image: Julian Broadbent, co-founder and CEO, Applied EV; Samantha Murray, Siemens Digital Industries Software; and Peter Halliday, CEO, Siemens Australia and New Zealand.