Software company Dassault Systèmes has extended its long-term strategic partnership with JLR for a further five years.
JLR will continue to deploy Dassault Systèmes’ 3DExperience platform globally, to support the end-to-end development of its vehicles. The companies say that more than 18,000 users across JLR business areas and suppliers can make use of the virtual twins to increase efficiency, improve production management, save time and reduce waste and costs.
JLR can use Dassault Systèmes’ transportation and mobility industry solutions available on the 3DExperience platform, whether deployed on-premises or in the cloud. The integration aims to connect teams involved in ideation, requirements, model-based systems engineering, computer-aided design and manufacturing, and the entire value chain within a unified collaborative virtual environment.
“JLR is utilizing the 3DExperience platform to enhance its virtual twin experience, creating software-defined vehicles that seamlessly integrate both hardware and software development,” said Laurence Montanari, VP of transportation and mobility industry at Dassault Systèmes.
“Our Software as a Service solution provides JLR teams with increased agility and the ability to access the latest technology on demand. After five years of partnership, we are opening a new era of collaboration, where teams from JLR and Dassault Systèmes work closely in short iterations to address JLR and its ecosystem’s challenges.”