From 15 hours to one minute: How AI/ML is speeding up GM’s development
Summary
Ars Technica reports that General Motors is using AI/ML-driven virtualization to accelerate engineering and manufacturing workflows. The piece describes collapsing CFD/FEA, HVAC, and other design processes into a probabilistic, AI-assisted approach, enabling rapid iteration and broader design exploration across vehicle systems, motorsports, and production. It highlights a dramatic speedup from 15 hours to about one minute per FEA run and discusses digital twins and cross-domain tool development.