VI-grade customers can now evaluate cockpit architectures with greater speed and flexibility using modular systems
VI-grade has formed a partnership with TUC.technology to integrate modular connection systems into its driving simulator platforms for in-vehicle human-machine interface (HMI) development. The collaboration combines VI-grade’s simulation technology with TUC.technology’s modular hardware systems.
The partnership integrates TUC’s TUC.micro connection system into VI-grade’s simulator platforms, allowing components such as instrument clusters, central and passenger displays and other cockpit elements to be mounted, powered and reconfigured. The modular approach supports faster and more iterative HMI and cockpit development processes by bringing physical modularity to virtual testing environments.
The project involves designing and implementing compact, omnidirectional interfaces that manage signal and power within VI-grade’s simulator structures. VI-grade is a provider of simulation-driven vehicle development solutions, whilst TUC.technology specialises in modular connection systems for mobility applications through patented hardware and software systems.
“This partnership showcases how the integration of modular connection technology enhances the versatility of simulation platforms,” Alessandro Baldari, EMEA and Americas hardware-in-the-loop Sales Manager at VI-grade, said in a statement. “By combining our real-time simulation tools with TUC’s innovative hardware, we empower our customers to evaluate new cockpit architectures and control systems with greater speed, flexibility and realism.”
Ludovico Campana, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of TUC.technology, added: “This partnership marks a major milestone for TUC.technology as we expand our modular connection platform into the domain of simulation and digital development. Together with VI-grade, we are creating an ecosystem where the boundaries between physical and digital vehicle development disappear, ushering in a new era of integrated mobility design.”
SOURCE: VI-grade
