Volkswagen consistently places its vehicle production on one AI-based future around. With the extension of cooperation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the Digital production platform (DPP) the group wants to network manufacturing, logistics and software more closely and make the production more efficient, more flexible and sustainable.
Digital production platform as a heart
The DPP serves as digital nervous system For over 40 works worldwide and will be expanded in the coming years. The goal is one Fully networked, AI-capable production environment, the data from all areas brings together:
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logistics
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production
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Quality assurance
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Software integration
Thanks to this uniform database, processes can be monitored in real time, recognize errors at an early stage and automatically adjust production processes.
More efficiency through artificial intelligence
Volkswagen is currently already using Over 1200 AI applications. Examples are:
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Ki4ups: Supports assembly teams in the software playing of the vehicles, sources of error automatically recognize.
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Predictive maintenance: Predictive maintenance prevents failures and reduces costs.
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Energy optimization: In the Poznan plant, KI reduced electricity consumption by 12 percent and reduced CO₂ emissions.
By using Amazon Sagemaker Volkswagen Ki models can train quickly and develop new applications for image processing and quality assurance.
Focus on software-defined vehicles
An important step is to prepare for Software-defined vehicles (SDV). These make it possible to control and expand vehicle functions via software update.
The Joint venture with Rivian Will deliver the new electronic architecture, while the DPP ensures that software and production are perfectly integrated. In this way, Volkswagen can react faster to market requirements and incorporate innovations directly into the production.
Advantages for production and customers
Due to the uniform data structure, Volkswagen will be able:
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Production costs clearly to lower
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Quality and efficiency increase
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Market launches to accelerate new models
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Cyber security and increase the stability of the systems
The goal: Flexible, resilient and sustainable production processesthat bring future generations of vehicle onto the street faster and more cost -efficient.
