With the global collaboration between Nissan, Hewlett Packard and Siemens, automotive design is changing levels and becoming more productive with direct collaboration between design teams even if they are separated by a continent.
Nissan Motor CO. LTD, Hewlett Packard and Siemens AG announced that they have jointly developed a next-generation vehicle design infrastructure that feeds Nissan's global Research and Development (R&D) centers with uninterrupted, high-speed connectivity, providing the latest data on vehicle research and development. This infrastructure, code-named Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), offers Nissan greater flexibility in managing vehicle design globally, and this platform has already begun to be used by Nissan in both North America and Europe.
The VDI system processes advanced graphics based on desktop virtualization technology. This allows Nissan engineers to access and control a virtual 3D CAD server-based work environment from their desks. With this technology, Nissan is able to store the latest data on its servers, where relevant work teams around the globe can access it at any time. In this way, both productivity and the usability of the information available are enhanced, as well as efficiency in terms of cost management and disaster risk management.
This new platform is fully scalable, making it the next generation in automotive design applications. Nissan will use this infrastructure, initially at its North American Technical Center, as well as its European counterpart. In addition, Nissan plans to expand the use of the platform in the future, as it provides the flexibility needed to be adopted globally for automotive development.
