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IAV Customer Magazine | 03/2020

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                                   say that AI is
                                   the most im-
                                  portant future
                                    technology.

                                    are already using AI.
Say that AI is the most im- portant future technology - are already using AI - IAV
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                                                                                                                                                                                                              We can play our part in slowing down
                                                                                                                                                                                                              the spread of the virus.                              6

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Artificial Intelligence – The engine of the future    8

                                                                                                                                                                                                              "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                                                                                                              a Completely New Dimension"                          10

    Dear readers,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball                  14
                                                                         Where a lot of data is generated,                                                                                                    The Reward Principle                                 16

                                                                         the use of artificial intelligence is                                                                                                Transfer Learning Takes
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Digital Development to a New Level                   18
                                                                         hardly imaginable without it.                                                                                                        Hybrid AI                                            20

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21

                                                                                                                                                                                                              "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                         For many companies, artificial intelligence (AI) is currently    But AI not only enables new products and services, it also          with the Finished Solution"                          22
                                                                         the most important future technology. Used in a correct          enables development methods of a new dimension (page
                                                                         and responsible way, it offers enormous potential for new        10). Thanks to digitalization and increased computing               Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Real-time Mapping                                    26
                                                                         products, services – and development methods.                    power, we can now use completely new development
                                                                                                                                          methods that offer completely new possibilities – for ex-           "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28
                                                  Katja Ziegler          Platforms such as Netflix, Spotify and Amazon, for example,      ample, for predictive maintenance of vehicles and engines
                                                  President, CFO         invest a great deal of effort in optimizing their algorithms     (page 14) or with regard to future function development             Automate Software Tests Faster with
                                                  IAV GmbH               so that they recommend films, music albums or products           for control units (page 16). But these methods also sup-            Artificial Intelligence                              32
                                                                         with the highest possible hit rate. The simple equation: The     port our engineers: By combining expert knowledge with              From the Simulation Environment
                                                                         more these platforms learn about our preferences, the            the possibilities offered by AI, they obtain better results         to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34
                                                                         more accurate and better the suggestions become. The             faster (page 20) and can use data-driven development
                                                                         quality is sometimes already astonishingly high.                 methods to carry out even more precise simulations                  Methodological Toolkit for
                                                                                                                                          and tests automatically, for example (page 18). And this            Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
                                                                         However, while Netflix and Co can train their AI according       in turn benefits our customers. Because the use of AI in            Agile and Secure                                     38
                                                                         to the principle of trial and error in the same way as a         engineering is a catalyst that increases quality, reliability
                                                                         chess computer, vehicle development must choose more             and the speed of the development process.                           Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
                                                                         demanding routes. Two major differences are decisive for
                                                                         this. Firstly, monitoring: In a chess game, the rules and        All this requires a deep understanding of these technolo-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Green Power for Sustainable Mobility                 40
                                                                         framework conditions are clear. Completely unexpected            gies, basic research as well as networking and exchange             New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
                                                                         events like in road traffic can be excluded. Secondly, the       with universities and research institutes – something we
                                                                         extent of damage: The AI of a chess computer can make            at IAV have been cultivating and expanding since our                With Atomic Precision                                44
                                                                         millions of mistakes and learn from them. The consequence        spin-off from the Technical University of Berlin (page 22).
                                                                                                                                                                                                              "We Have a Healthy Respect for the Task"             46
                                                                         is a lost game. AI in a vehicle does not allow any mistakes,     The speed of development in AI is enormous. Ongoing
                                                                         because the safety of us all is at stake.                        exchange, joint research and development in networks are            Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
                                                                                                                                          crucial to keeping up with the latest technology.
                                                                         As vehicle and mobility developers, we bear a particularly                                                                           On the Trail of the Virus                            50
                                                                         great responsibility. And so safety and reliability are our      Our great strength is to master the most demanding cus-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Harvest Time                                         51
                                                                         top priority when using AI. In a safety-critical system like a   tomer requirements and to reliably bring new solutions into
                                                                         vehicle, we cannot leave results and decisions to chance.        series production. Together with our partners and custom-           The Perfect Symbiosis                                52
        Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn                            Dr. Uwe Horn
                                                                                                                                          ers, we often break new technological ground. One thing,
                                                                         Despite the great challenges, AI has enormous potential,         however, does not fall by the wayside: the responsibility           Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54
        President, CEO                                 President, CHRO
        IAV GmbH                                       IAV GmbH
                                                                         which is crucial for future market success. After all, most      for the legal conformity of the engineering services we
                                                                                                                                                                                                              What Drives Our Customers in these Times             56
                                                                         technologies and developments on the road to tomorrow's          contribute to the product success of our customers. This
                                                                         mobility are often only possible today thanks to AI. It is a     is ensured by a state-of-the-art compliance management              IT in Transformation                                 58
                                                                         key technology for automated driving and central to the          system in which we at IAV have invested massively. Our
                                                                         smooth functioning of driver assistance systems. But it          partners, customers and society as a whole can rely on this.        From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
                                                                         also helps vehicles find their way around in unknown or
                              Matthias Kratzsch                                                                                                                                                               EMC as a Growth Market:
                                                                         rapidly changing environments (page 26). And it is the           We hope you enjoy reading this report!
                                                                                                                                                                                                              New Test Center on the Way                           64
                              President, CTO                             basis for smart voice assistants. In this way, AI helps to
                              IAV GmbH                                   make the driving experience safer and more convenient                                                                                Our Engineering                                      66
                                                                         and to gain time for other things. And OEMs of course also
                                                                         benefit from this, as their vehicles become more attractive.                                                                         Our Product Range                                    68

                                                                                                                                                                                                              IAV Diary: let's meet?                               71
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          We can play our part in slowing down
                                                                                                                       Driving forces                                                                                     the spread of the virus.                              6

                                                                                                                                                                    40
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Artificial Intelligence – The engine of the future    8
                                                                                                                       From the Simulation Environment to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                       the Vehicle in the Shortest Time        34                                                         a Completely New Dimension"                          10
                                                                                                                       Methodological Toolkit for Evaluating                                                              No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball                  14
                                                                                                                       Future Driving Functions                36
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Reward Principle                                 16
                                                                                                                       Agile and Secure                        38
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Transfer Learning Takes
                                                                                                                       Testing of Infotainment Systems                                                                    Digital Development to a New Level                   18
                                                                                                                                                                         Green Power for Sustainable Mobility
                                                                                                                       Made Easy                               39
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Hybrid AI                                            20
                                                                                                                       Green Power for Sustainable Mobility    40        Increase efficiency to over 45 percent
                                                                                                                                                                         with biomethane.                                 Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21
                                                                                                                       New Emission Laboratory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                                                                       Can also Be Electric                    43
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          with the Finished Solution"                          22

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                                                                                                                       With Atomic Precision                   44
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Real-time Mapping                                    26
                                                                                                                       "We Have a Healthy Respect
                                                                                                                       for the Task"                           46                                                         "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28
Super Power AI                                                                                                         Always Live –                                     New Emission Laboratory                          Automate Software Tests Faster with
                                                                                                                       Thanks to IoT Platform and AI           48        Can also Be Electric                             Artificial Intelligence                              32
What can AI do? Who can do AI?
A quick introduction to the                                                                                            On the Trail of the Virus               50                                                         From the Simulation Environment
                                                                            Editorial                                                                                    A new IAV test bench offers state-of-the-        to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34
topic – status quo in
                                                                                                                       Harvest Time                            51        art measuring technology for all gaseous
Germany and the world.                                                                                                                                                                                                    Methodological Toolkit for
                                                                                                                                                                         standard emissions as well as for mass
                                                                            "We can play our part in slowing                                                                                                              Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
                                                                                                                                                                         and number of particles. Hybrid and
                                                                            down the spread of the virus."         6
                                                                                                                                                                         electric vehicles can also be tested.            Agile and Secure                                     38
                                                                                                                       Trends                                                                                             Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
                                                                            Topic focus

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Green Power for Sustainable Mobility                 40
                                                                                                                       The Perfect Symbiosis                   52
                                                                            Artificial Intelligence –                                                                                                                     New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
                                                                                                                       Live: New High-voltage
                                                                            The engine of the future               8   Composite Test Bench                    54                                                         With Atomic Precision                                44
                                                                            "Digitalization Enables Development                                                                                                           "We Have a Healthy Respect for the Task"             46
                                                                            Methods of a Completely                                                                      Always Live –
                                                                            New Dimension"                        10   Changing track                                    Thanks to IoT Platform and AI                    Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48

                                                                            No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball   14                                                                                                      On the Trail of the Virus                            50
                                                                                                                                                                         In a research project with partners, IAV
                                                                                                                       What Drives Our Customers                         is investigating the flexibility potential
                                                                            The Reward Principle                  16                                                                                                      Harvest Time                                         51
                                                                                                                       in these Times                          56        of electric fleets and the possibilities
                                                                            Transfer Learning Takes Digital                                                              of intelligent grid integration.                 The Perfect Symbiosis                                52
                                                                            Development to a New Level            18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          55
                                                                                                                       About IAV
                                                                            Hybrid AI                             20

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          What Drives Our Customers in these Times             56
                                                                            Bundled AI Expertise at IAV           21   IT in Transformation                    58                                                         IT in Transformation                                 58
                                                                            "We Do Not Want to be Presented            From Clash of Cultures to                                                                          From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
                                                                            with the Finished Solution"           22   the Best of Both Worlds                 60
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          EMC as a Growth Market:
                                                                            Centimeter-accurate Localization           EMC as a Growth Market:                                                                            New Test Center on the Way                           64
                                                                            and Real-time Mapping                 26   New Test Center on the Way              64
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Our Engineering                                      66
"We Do Not Want to be Presented with the Finished Solution"                 "IAV Unites the IT and                     Our Engineering                         66
                                                                            Automotive Worlds"                    28                                                     EMC as a Growth Market                           Our Product Range                                    68
Dr. Matthias Neumann-Brosig, expert for Data Science at IAV, and                                                       Our Product Range                       68
Sebastian Trimpe, Professor for Data Science in Mechanical Engineering at   Automate Software Tests Faster with                                                          New IAV test center for electromagnetic          IAV Diary: let's meet?                               71
RWTH Aachen University, talk about the necessity of research networks.      Artificial Intelligence               32   IAV Diary: let's meet?                  71        compatibility planned in Heimsheim.
Say that AI is the most im- portant future technology - are already using AI - IAV
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Editorial                                             3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       We can play our part in slowing down
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       the spread of the virus.                              6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Artificial Intelligence – The engine of the future    8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       a Completely New Dimension"                          10
         "We can play our part                                                                                                                                 "IAV is financially sound. We                           No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball                  14
         in slowing down the                                                                                                                                   are using the coronavirus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The Reward Principle                                 16
         spread of the virus."                                                                                                                                 era as an opportunity to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Transfer Learning Takes
                                                                                                                                                               move up a gear in terms of                              Digital Development to a New Level                   18
                                                                                                                                                               digitalization and efficiency                           Hybrid AI                                            20
         Dr. Uwe Horn
         President, CHRO, IAV GmbH                                                                                                                             of our own processes."                                  Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21
                                                                                                                                                               Katja Ziegler                                           "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                                                                                                               President, CFO, IAV GmbH                                with the Finished Solution"                          22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Real-time Mapping                                    26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Automate Software Tests Faster with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Artificial Intelligence                              32

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       From the Simulation Environment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Methodological Toolkit for
                                                                                                                                    "We at IAV are there

         R
                ising case numbers, new restrictions in public        doing both very well: The incidence of infection at IAV                                                                                          Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
                life: The coronavirus pandemic still has a firm       was and is under control and at the same time we have         for our customers                                                                  Agile and Secure                                     38
                grip on both, society and the economy. Dr.            enabled the majority of our employees to work remotely        and ready for action
         Uwe Horn, Director of Labor Relations and Managing           within a very short time. We have received much praise                                                                                           Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
         Director, explains how IAV as a company is dealing           from our customers for this.                                  – before, during and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Green Power for Sustainable Mobility                 40
         with the situation.                                                                                                        after coronavirus."
                                                                      For months, we have had to comply with the regulations:                                                                                          New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
                                                                      Anyone who can work meaningfully from home should             Matthias Kratzsch
         A brief review:                                              do so in close consultation with his or her superiors.        President, CTO, IAV GmbH                                                           With Atomic Precision                                44
         How did IAV react in the initial phase of                    Over the summer, we allowed for a bit more flexibility in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       "We Have a Healthy Respect for the Task"             46
         the coronavirus pandemic?                                    close coordination in close coordination with our work
                                                                      team. However, when the number of cases in Germany                                                                                               Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
         When the virus broke out in China, the alarm bells also      started to rebound in the fall, we returned to the original
         rang in Germany. Since January, we have had an inter-        rule that anyone who can work from home should do so                                                                                             On the Trail of the Virus                            50
         disciplinary Covid-19 task force under the direction of      when it makes sense.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Harvest Time                                         51
         occupational safety and HR and with the support of the
         works council and communication.                                                                                                                                                                              The Perfect Symbiosis                                52
                                                                      How are you meeting the challenges
         In the initial phase, this team provided our colleagues at   that coronavirus will undoubtedly                                                                                                                Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54
                                                                      continue to present to all of us?
         IAV in China in particular with advice and support. By the
         time coronavirus started to spread throughout Europe
                                                                                                                                                               "Like any other crisis,                                 What Drives Our Customers in these Times             56
         and Germany, we were well equipped and well organized.       We must remain vigilant and keep a close eye on the                                      coronavirus acts as a catalyst                          IT in Transformation                                 58
                                                                      further development of the pandemic. The number of
                                                                      cases in Germany and in many other places continues
                                                                                                                                                               for change. We as an industry                           From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
         What measures did the company take?                          to be a cause for concern. It remains difficult to forecast                              must seize the opportunity to                           EMC as a Growth Market:
         The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are manifold.
                                                                      the further development of the pandemic. But we can
                                                                      do our part to slow down the spread of the virus and
                                                                                                                                                               shape this change together."                            New Test Center on the Way                           64

         Our measures are correspondingly broad-based. The            thus protect our healthcare system. Our offer of remote                                                                                          Our Engineering                                      66
         safety and health of our employees is our top priority.      working helps in this respect, as does the close-meshed                                  Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn
         At the same time, we want to maintain our ability to work    information we provide to our employees or the corona-                                   President, CEO, IAV GmbH                                Our Product Range                                    68
         in the best possible way. So far, we have succeeded in       virus testing capacities we have built up at IAV.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       IAV Diary: let's meet?                               71
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      We can play our part in slowing down

Artificial Intelligence                                                                                                                                             AI strategy of the German government:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the spread of the virus.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Artificial Intelligence – The engine of the future
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The engine of the future                                                                                                                                            1. G
                                                                                                                                                                        ermany as a leading location
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      a Completely New Dimension"                          10
                                                                                                                                                                       for AI technologies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Berlin                No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball                  14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Dortmund, Sankt
AI – desire and reality                                                                       AI – here's what it involved                                          2. R
                                                                                                                                                                        esponsible development and use of AI                                                          Augustin, Bonn,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               BIFOLD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The Reward Principle                                 16

73% 6%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ML2R
                                                                                                                                                                    3. E
                                                                                                                                                                        thical, legal, cultural and institutional
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Transfer Learning Takes
                                                                                                                                                                       embedding of AI in society                                                                                                    Dresden/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Digital Development to a New Level                   18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Leipzig ScaDS
                                                                                                                        AI
                                                                                                                                                                    Five competence centers and the German Research Center for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Hybrid AI                                            20

of the company are of the                                                                                                                                           Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) strengthen Germany as a location                                                                                                   Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21
                                                          have been using AI                                                                                        for AI.
opinion that AI is the most                                                                                          Big Data                                                                                                                                          Kaiserslautern
                                                          themselves so far.
important future technology.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               DFKI                                                       "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                                                                                                                    In addition, a large number of universities, institutes, research                                                                                                 with the Finished Solution"                          22
Source: https://www.bitkom.org/Presse/Presseinformation/                                                                                                            facilities and centers of excellence with a strong AI focus are
Companies-find-Artificial-Intelligence-difficult-to-handle                                                          Machine                                         establishing themselves – many of them in close cooperation                                                                                                       Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                    Learning                                                                                                                                                                          Munich MCML
                                                                                                                                                                    with IAV.                                                                                        Tübingen/Stuttgart                                               Real-time Mapping                                    26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Cyber Valley
                                                                                                                     Deep
                                                                                                                                                                    Source: https://www.bmbf.de/de/kuenstliche-intelligenz-5965.html                                                                                                  "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28
In order for AI to function smoothly, an optimal interaction of
                                                                                                                    Learning
hardware and software is required. At IAV, the AI and IT specialist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Automate Software Tests Faster with
is taking over together with Germany's No. 1 provider of engineering                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Artificial Intelligence                              32
cloud services: IAV subsidiary CPU 24/7.
                                                                                                                    Neuronal                                        The special quality: overcoming system limits with AI                                                                                                             From the Simulation Environment
                                                                                                                    Networks                                                                                                                                                                                                          to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34
The currently fastest computers in the world:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Methodological Toolkit for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
              1. Supercomputer Fugaku (Japan)                                                                                                                                                                                             Vehicle
                                                                                          AI: technical automation of intelligent behavior                                                                                                                                                                                            Agile and Secure                                     38
                 415.5 PetaFLOPS                                                                                                                                                       Smart                                             development                              Smart
                                                                                          Big Data: modern techniques for processing and evaluating                                                                                                                                 Home
              2. Summit (USA) 148.6 PetaFLOPS
                                                                                          huge volumes of data
                                                                                                                                                                                          Grid                                                                                                                                        Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
              3. Sierra (USA) 94.6 PetaFLOPS
                                                                                          Machine Learning: Algorithms for data analysis, pattern                                                                                                                                                                                     Green Power for Sustainable Mobility                 40
              4. Sunway TaihuLight (China) 93 PetaFLOPS
              5. Tianhe-2A (China): 61.4 PetaFLOPS
                                                                                          recognition and derivation of forecasts and decisions                                                                                          Artificial                                                                                   New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
              13. SuperMUC-NG (Germany):                                                 Deep Learning: Method of information processing for                                                                                          Intelligence
                  19.4 PetaFLOPS
                                                                                          decision-making based on large neural networks                                                               Vehicle                                                              Vehicle                                                   With Atomic Precision                                44
                                                                                                                                                                                                      operation                                                           production
                                                                                          Neural networks: multi-layered networks for data analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      "We Have a Healthy Respect for the Task"             46
                                                                                          based on the functioning of the human brain
Date: June 2020; considered value: Rmax (PFLOP/s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
Source: https://www.top500.org/lists/top500/list/2020/06/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Smart Cities                                                                                   On the Trail of the Virus                            50

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Harvest Time                                         51
AI makes the economy grow
(forecast until 2030)                                                             Germany:      Northern Europe:                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The Perfect Symbiosis                                52
                                                              509 billion US dollars            1.8 trillion US dollars                                                                                                                        Those who invests stand to win                                                         Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54
                                                                               11.3% growth     9.9% growth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               In the past five years, there has already been a lot                                   What Drives Our Customers in these Times             56
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               of investment in future technologies. The top 3 in
                               North America:
                                                                                                                                                         AI tools                                                                              international comparison:                                                              IT in Transformation                                 58
            3.7 trillion US dollars                                                                                                                      The basis for customized solutions are power-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1st place:                                                                From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
                                                                                                                                                         ful AI tools.
                                 14.5% growth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            USA 92 billion US dollars                                                 EMC as a Growth Market:
                                                                                                                                                         < PyTorch /> < MLflow /                                                                                                                                                      New Test Center on the Way                           64
                                                                                                                                 China:
                                                                                                                                                         > < Python /> < pandas /                                                                          2nd place:
Global ecomony:
                                                                                                                                 7 trillion US dollars   > < NumPy /> < SciPy /                                                                            China 22 billion US dollars                                                Our Engineering                                      66
15.7 trillion US dollars                                                                                                         26.1% growth
                                                                                                                                                         > < scikit-learn /> < TensorFlow /                                                                3rd place:                                                                 Our Product Range                                    68
Economic growth in the countries/continents triggered
by AI in relation to the total economic volume of 2018.
                                                                                                                                                         > < Kubernetes /> < Microsoft                                                                     UK 6 billion US dollars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      IAV Diary: let's meet?                               71
                                                                                                                                                         Azure /> < Keras /> < spaCy />
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Source: https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/16/tech-nation-u-s-companies-raised-56-
Source: https://www.pwc.de/de/digitale-transformation/business-analytics/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                of-global-ai-investment-since-2015-followed-by-china-and-u-k/
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                                                                                                                                                                       Editorial                                             3

                                                                                                                                                                       We can play our part in slowing down
                                                                                                                                                                       the spread of the virus.                              6

                                                                                                                                                                       Artificial Intelligence – The engine of the future    8

     "Digitalization Enables
                                                                                                                                                                       "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                                                                       a Completely New Dimension"                   10

                                                                                                                                                                       No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball                  14

     Development Methods                                                                                                                                               The Reward Principle

                                                                                                                                                                       Transfer Learning Takes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             16

     of a Completely New
                                                                                                                                                                       Digital Development to a New Level                   18

                                                                                                                                                                       Hybrid AI                                            20

     Dimension"
                                                                                                                                                                       Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21

                                                                                                                                                                       "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                                                                                                                       with the Finished Solution"                          22

                                                                                                                                                                       Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                                                                       Real-time Mapping                                    26

     D
             igital change is pushing the automotive industry           demonstrators in a very short time. This results in products                                   "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28
             at a rapid pace: Artificial intelligence (AI), Machine     and services that we develop further with our customers,
             Learning and Big Data are finding their way into           and strategies that continually improve our processes. Our                                     Automate Software Tests Faster with
     companies. In an interview, Chief Digital Officer Matthias         colleagues then take the newly acquired knowledge from                                         Artificial Intelligence                              32
     Schultalbers explains the potential of these technologies          the Digital Lab back to their specialist departments – a                                       From the Simulation Environment
     and what customers can already expect from IAV today.              constant cycle of know-how transfer.                                                           to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34

                                                                        Another important component is the exchange with our                                           Methodological Toolkit for
     You're Chief Digital Officer at IAV – what                         research network, such as the Research Lab, which we                                           Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
     path did you take to get here?                                     operate together with DFKI, and Cyber Valley in southern                                       Agile and Secure                                     38
                                                                        Germany, of which we are a founding member. It is one of
     My interest in automation goes back a long time, not least         our core competencies to reliably develop new solutions to                                     Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
     because I studied automation and control engineering. I            production maturity. By bridging the gap to basic research,
     have been working intensively with digitalization for around       we ensure that new technologies and methods find their
                                                                                                                                                                       Green Power for Sustainable Mobility                 40
     six years now. At IAV, I want to lead the way in digital change    way quickly and efficiently from research, development and                                     New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
     and bring the latest research findings to series development.      the first prototypes into production vehicles.
     To lay the foundations for this, I founded the Research Cen-                                                                                                      With Atomic Precision                                44
     ter at IAV. In early 2018, a joint research lab was set up in
                                                                                                                                                                       "We Have a Healthy Respect for the Task"             46
     Kaiserslautern in collaboration with the German Research
     Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). One year later, I was                                                                                                  Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
     given responsibility for our Digital Lab. About a year ago I
     was appointed CDO.                                                        In the future, IAV                                                                      On the Trail of the Virus                            50

                                                                               intends to distinguish                                                                  Harvest Time                                         51
     What happens in the Digital Lab at IAV?
                                                                               itself even more                                                                        The Perfect Symbiosis                                52

     In the Digital Lab, we take care of the transfer of know-how.
     We are a node and network for key technologies of digi-
                                                                               as a tech provider.                                                                     Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54

     talization and new ways of working. The Digital Lab works                 Customers should turn                                                                   What Drives Our Customers in these Times             56
     for the whole of IAV and drives the company's digitalization                                                                                                      IT in Transformation                                 58
     forward. Our aim is to combine knowledge from the various                 to us with all questions
     disciplines – from autonomous systems to the use of the                                                                                                           From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
     latest AI technologies – with know-how from the various                   relating to digitalization                                                              EMC as a Growth Market:
     fields. This is where domain meets technology. This mission
     is driven forward by our innovation process that involves                 and the use of new                                                                      New Test Center on the Way                           64

     all IAV colleagues and enables cross-divisional networking.
     Through innovation campaigns and subsequent pitch ses-
                                                                               technologies.                                                                           Our Engineering                                      66

     sions, colleagues can submit and implement their own ideas.                                                                                                       Our Product Range                                    68
     A jury from the technical areas decides on which topics                   Matthias Schultalbers, Chief Digital Officer at IAV
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     will be worked on further. In test sprints, our employees
     then develop minimum viable products (MVP) and simple
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                     We can play our part in slowing down
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the spread of the virus.                              6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Artificial Intelligence – The engine of the future    8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     a Completely New Dimension"                   10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball                  14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The Reward Principle                                 16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Transfer Learning Takes
                                                                                  In which digitalization technologies do                         in the past. For instance, we are excellently positioned           Digital Development to a New Level                   18
                                                                                  you see the greatest potential for the                          in the field of predictive maintenance, in safeguarding
                                 Safety & security                                automotive industry?                                            neural networks (Safety Supervisor) and in control and             Hybrid AI                                            20
                                                                                                                                                  regulation with AI (Reinforcement Learning). The task
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21
                                                                                  An extremely large amount of data is generated in the           now is to deploy these technologies across the board
                                                                                  automotive sector. There is a lot of potential there, but the   at IAV from administration to engineering. To achieve              "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                                  systematic evaluation of this data is a major challenge.        this, we need to extend our mindset, expand knowledge              with the Finished Solution"                          22
                                                                                  We must focus on smart information gathering. Here, it          management and create tools that all employees can
                                                                                  is a case of generating the maximum information con-            use – not just individual specialists. Our customers will          Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Real-time Mapping                                    26
                                                                                  tent from the existing data so that we can permanently          also benefit enormously from this.
                                                                                  reduce redundant measurements.                                                                                                     "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28

                                                                                  I also see a big lever in virtualization: The Digital Twin,     Where do you want to move the                                      Automate Software Tests Faster with
              Data engineering                                                    for example, opens up undreamt-of possibilities for             company in the coming years?                                       Artificial Intelligence                              32
                                                                                  better safeguarding of systems compared to testing.                                                                                From the Simulation Environment
                                                                                  In the field of predictive health monitoring, methods           It is important to me that IAV is digitalized as a whole           to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34
                                             Data science & AI                    for detecting anomalies in measurement series from              – from technology (i.e. our divisions that work directly
                                                                                  different control units have become established. This           for our customers) through IT to administration. We are            Methodological Toolkit for
                                                                                  enables us to react to errors at an early stage. On the         also working on adding new business models to our                  Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
                                                                                  one hand, we can minimize the time needed for error             portfolio: In the future, IAV is to distinguish itself even        Agile and Secure                                     38
                                                                                  correction and on the other hand we can reconfigure             more as a tech provider without losing our position in
                                                                     Autonomous   the system based on the quantitative estimation of the          terms of implementation expertise. We want to continue             Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
                                                                       systems    error. This way, the system behavior remains in the op-         to bring the latest developments from research into
                                                                                  timum despite an error. I also see many opportunities in        series production. However, customers should turn to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Green Power for Sustainable Mobility                 40
                                     System                                       the use of reinforcement learning, which allows models          us with all questions relating to digitalization and the
                                   architecture                                                                                                                                                                      New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
                                                                                  to be developed that independently find an optimal              use of new technologies. To this end, we want to offer
                                                                                  solution for the respective task within a target system.        a broad range of modules from which we develop indi-               With Atomic Precision                                44
                                                                                  Even the system reaction flows into the optimization            vidually tailored technical solutions for every problem
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     "We Have a Healthy Respect for the Task"             46
                                                                                  process and the model adapts itself until it reaches            and every domain.
                  System                                                          the desired behavior.                                                                                                              Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
                engineering
                                                                                  In addition, technologies such as Safety Supervisor             How do you see the future?                                         On the Trail of the Virus                            50
                                                                                  help to secure neural networks in control units. Only
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Harvest Time                                         51
                                                                                  those who also know and master the weaknesses of                With a high degree of optimism! We can rely on excellent
                                                                                  the AI are able to exploit the potential.                       employees in all areas. They have the know-how to drive
                                                             Software                                                                                                                                                The Perfect Symbiosis                                52
                                                                                                                                                  digitalization forward. At the same time, we have the best
                                                           development
                                                                                  Every day, we deal with increasingly complex systems,           development methods and customers who entrust us                   Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54
                                                                                  higher quality requirements, increasingly documentation         with their most demanding and success-critical topics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     What Drives Our Customers in these Times             56
                                                                                  effort and shorter development times. Digitalization            and projects. There can be no better basis for us as a
                                                                                  helps everyone in the industry to meet and master               development partner. And this trust ensures that our               IT in Transformation                                 58
                                                                                  these challenges effectively.                                   expertise is increasingly appreciated and in demand
                                                                                                                                                  beyond the automotive industry. And this is not an end             From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
                                                                                                                                                  in itself, because in a digital and networked world we
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     EMC as a Growth Market:
                                                                                  How digital is IAV already positioned?                          need universal, cross-system solutions – solutions that
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                                                                                                                                                  know no industrial sector boundaries. And that is what
                                                                                  We have come a long way, but for us it is always a matter       we already offer our customers today.                              Our Engineering                                      66
                                                                                  of finding new or even better solutions. As a leading de-
                                                                                  velopment partner, we cannot accept standstill and have         Contact:                                                           Our Product Range                                    68
                                                                                  therefore worked successfully on core technologies              matthias.schultalbers@iav.de
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                                                         H
                                                                                                                                                                                                          "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                 ow and in what time period does the position of a              Predictive status models are used to predict errors and system
                                                                                                                                                                                                          a Completely New Dimension"                          10
                                                                 camshaft change? Under what conditions and how                 failures as well as to improve system performance. System
                                                                 quickly do valves coke? When does a component need             monitoring makes it possible to maintain vehicles, test benches           No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball                  14
                                                         to be replaced before it gives up the ghost? Such forecasts            and other machines in line with requirements by forecasting
                                                         do not require a glimpse into the crystal ball, but rather pre-        changes in individual components – for example due to wear                The Reward Principle                                 16
                                                         dictive maintenance. IAV is one of the technology leaders in           and tear. In addition, the methods and information from the
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Transfer Learning Takes
                                                         predictive maintenance in the automotive sector.                       engine control units can be used to monitor essential vehicle             Digital Development to a New Level                   18
                                                                                                                                parameters. "We develop functions to ensure that a vehicle
                                                         "We use artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize patterns in sensor   is always in optimum condition so that, for example, the re-              Hybrid AI                                            20
                                                         data and thus predict future behavior," explains Dr. Christian         quirements for emissions, durability and performance are met
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21
                                                         Nabert, specialist in Predictive Health Monitoring at IAV. Tech-       with maximum reliability at the same time," reports Nabert. IAV
                                                         nologies such as Machine Learning and the Internet of Things           uses these methods extensively from combustion engines                    "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                         (IoT) as a communication and data network are part of the toolkit.     to electrified drives, as well as for data plausibility checks and        with the Finished Solution"                          22
                                                         For predictive maintenance, Nabert and his colleagues are              monitoring of test benches.
                                                         developing a construction kit with the latest methods, applying                                                                                  Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Real-time Mapping                                    26
                                                         them in customer projects and linking the knowledge of the             Prognosis of valve coking
                                                         automotive industry with data science. They also cooperate                                                                                       "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28
                                                         with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence            IAV has been gathering experience in predictive maintenance
                                                         (DFKI) and the Fraunhofer Institutes.                                  and predictive health monitoring for years. In one application,           Automate Software Tests Faster with
                                                                                                                                artificial neural networks (auto-encoders) and counterfactual             Artificial Intelligence                              32
                                                         Acting instead of reacting                                             analysis were used to detect errors in the environment of engine          From the Simulation Environment
                                                                                                                                control units and to precisely estimate the size of the error, for        to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34
                                                         Predictive maintenance means acting instead of reacting:               example in the trimming of the camshaft. IAV used the methods
                                                         Sensors record parameters such as vibrations or temperatures.          for robust monitoring of component wear and its prediction for            Methodological Toolkit for
                                                         Algorithms analyze the measured data in real time and provide          valve coking, for example.                                                Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
                                                         information on whether and when maintenance or repair is                                                                                         Agile and Secure                                     38
                                                         required. "With AI, we expand the possibilities of predictive          It is not only the automotive industry that relies on Predictive
                                                         maintenance. For example, self-learning algorithms detect              Health Monitoring: Christian Nabert's IAV team is working on              Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
                                                         hidden patterns in the data streams and recognize complex              machine monitoring with IoT for an electrical wholesaler in
                                                         cause-and-effect relationships," says Nabert. The advantages:          southern Germany. "The dealer wants to know when to offer
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                                                         Even before damage impairs the function of a machine, it can           their customers which spare parts, for example for a cable                New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
                                                         be repaired in a targeted manner, thereby minimizing downtime.         cutting machine," says the specialist, outlining the task. To do
                                                         Preventive maintenance at fixed intervals is also no longer            this, sensors were attached to the machines and correspond-               With Atomic Precision                                44
                                                         necessary, which reduces costs.                                        ing models were developed. This enables the wholesaler to
                                                                                                                                                                                                          "We Have a Healthy Respect for the Task"             46
                                                                                                                                recommend spare parts to their customers in good time and
                                                         These methods enable more than just maintenance: "They                 score points with additional service. They also optimize their            Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
                                                         also enable us to determine, predict and optimize the current          warehousing and save costs.
                                                         state of a system – whether vehicles, engines, test benches                                                                                      On the Trail of the Virus                            50
                                                         or other machines. We call this predictive health monitoring,"         Contact: christian.nabert@iav.de
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Harvest Time                                         51
                                                         says Nabert. That means: With the help of calculations during
                                                         operation, the systems can work optimally.                                                                                                       The Perfect Symbiosis                                52

                                                         Neural networks and algorithms                                                                                                                   Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54

                      No Need to Look
                                                                                                                                                                                                          What Drives Our Customers in these Times             56
                                                         Nabert and his colleagues use sensor data for the models,
                                                         for example on pressure, temperature, power consumption or                                                                                       IT in Transformation                                 58
                                                         structure-borne sound. The more data that is made available

                      into a Crystal Ball                in good quality, the better. This is used to develop models such                                                                                 From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
                                                         as artificial neural networks – such as feedforward networks,
                                                                                                                                                                                                          EMC as a Growth Market:
                                                         convolutional neural networks (CNN), networks with LSTM
                                                                                                                                     IAV uses data collection and assessment                              New Test Center on the Way                           64
                                                         (Long Short-Term Memory) – or algorithms based on decision                  also for commercial vehicles:
                                Predictive maintenance   trees. In addition, experts use physical information such as
                                                         thermodynamic relationships and circuit diagrams. Nabert:
                                                                                                                                     Find out more about the use of Artificial                            Our Engineering                                      66
                                                                                                                                     Intelligence for prediction and health
                                                         "For the quality of the models, it makes sense to integrate as                                                                                   Our Product Range                                    68
                                                                                                                                     monitoring in this video.
                                                         much knowledge as possible. That is why we also use hybrid
                                                                                                                                     Contact: sebastian.elgeti@iav.de                                     IAV Diary: let's meet?                               71
                                                         approaches to integrate physical information into data-based
                                                         models."
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         We can play our part in slowing down
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         the spread of the virus.                              6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Artificial Intelligence – The engine of the future    8

     The Reward                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         a Completely New Dimension"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               14

     Principle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Reward Principle

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Transfer Learning Takes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Digital Development to a New Level                   18

     Reinforcement learning                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Hybrid AI                                            20

     as function development 4.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         with the Finished Solution"                          22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Real-time Mapping                                    26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Automate Software Tests Faster with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Artificial Intelligence                              32

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         From the Simulation Environment

     T
             hanks to reinforcement learning, neural networks           the developer; the driver can feel it in the behavior of their       not transparent and are therefore difficult to safeguard. "Put                                              to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34
             can intervene autonomously and with foresight and          car. "Especially in dynamic situations where the controllers         simply, we cannot predict how they will react in unknown
             support controllers in maintaining setpoints even          used have poor performance, neural networks can be used              situations," explains Kruschel. To solve this problem, IAV and                                              Methodological Toolkit for
     under disturbing influences. IAV brings the methodology            as a supplementary variable," says Dr. Dennis Schmidt, Data          research partners have developed a concept called Safety                                                    Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
     of "reinforcement learning" to automotive development              Scientist at IAV. Through reinforcement learning, they learn         Supervisor specifically for ECU-related applications. It is                                                 Agile and Secure                                     38
     and has applied it to projects such as boost pressure              how the controller needs to be amplified or attenuated in            a monitoring system to which the neural network reports
     control – with the aim of making the concept of neural             order to achieve the optimum at the current point in time            the results it calculates. The Safety Supervisor decides for                                                Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
     networks fit for series production.                                and with foresight in the future. "The concept of supple-            itself whether it can trust the result or has to switch on a
                                                                        menting controllers in critical situations is not new – but          substitute system to play it safe.
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     Artificial Intelligence (AI) that plays Atari games independent-   often current models do not have the flexibility to react                                                                                                                        New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
     ly and successfully – such messages regularly make it              adequately to complex, dynamic situations."                          Optimized data processing process
     through the media. This is made possible by reinforcement                                                                                                                                                                                           With Atomic Precision                                44
     learning. In reinforcement learning, a software agent inde-        Active instead of reactive                                           Another challenge: The neural network is developed and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         "We Have a Healthy Respect for the Task"             46
     pendently learns a strategy through the principle of reward.                                                                            trained on a high-performance cluster; the computing
     It is a bit like conditioning: The right decision is rewarded      Systems trained by reinforcement learning have a great               resources exceed the conditions prevailing on a control                                                     Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
     – in the world of AI: provided with a positive feedback – and
     therefore aimed at in the future. In this way, AI improves its
                                                                        advantage: They recognize that an error could occur in
                                                                        the future and actively intervene to prevent it. "Many of the
                                                                                                                                             unit. Not only does the memory limit the size of the neural
                                                                                                                                             network, but also the execution time in the control unit         "With reinforce-                           On the Trail of the Virus                            50
     experience and thus its performance by trial and error. This
     holds enormous potential, especially for development in the
                                                                        controllers used, on the other hand, can only react to the
                                                                        control deviation between the actual value and the target
                                                                                                                                             must be less than one millisecond. The solution is called
                                                                                                                                             Neural Network Compression: It enables neural networks
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ment learning,                             Harvest Time                                         51
     automotive sector. "At IAV, we see reinforcement learning
     as a key component of future functional developments,"
                                                                        value and thus only readjust," says Schmidt. But using
                                                                        neural networks alone as controllers is still a pipe dream.
                                                                                                                                             to be reduced in size so that they require fewer resources
                                                                                                                                             but still deliver the same performance. "We can process
                                                                                                                                                                                                              problems to which                          The Perfect Symbiosis                                52

     says Dr. Christian Kruschel, Manager Data Science. "It can         "As long as the quality criteria that apply to conventional          data quickly, train a neural network efficiently through our     there has not yet                          Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54
     be used to solve problems for which there has not yet been         controllers are not guaranteed for neural networks, we               high-performance cluster and bring it into the ECU just as
     a satisfactory answer."                                            will not rely on this procedure alone," says Kruschel. "That         quickly," says Kruschel. "The entire data processing process     been a satisfacto-                         What Drives Our Customers in these Times             56
                                                                        would not be compatible with our high quality standards."            is optimized at our company." IAV uses a fully automated
     Neural networks to supplement                                      In addition, he says, you have to weigh up anew in every             workflow for this – and also relies on its domain knowledge.     ry answer can be                           IT in Transformation                                 58

     existing controllers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
                                                                        system which methodology you use. "A neural network is
                                                                        only one of many possibilities, even if it is currently trending,"
                                                                                                                                             "We combine comprehensive know-how in the automotive
                                                                                                                                             sector and in the latest methods of artificial intelligence,     solved."
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         EMC as a Growth Market:
     IAV has already successfully applied the method for custom-        says Kruschel. In principle, the approach can be transferred         develop our methods in-house and bring the solutions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         New Test Center on the Way                           64
     ers and has supplemented existing controllers in external          to similar use cases.                                                safely to production maturity – in short: At IAV, we can offer
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Dr. Christian Kruschel,
     and internal projects with neural networks and significantly                                                                            everything from a single source."                                                                           Our Engineering                                      66
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Team Manager Data Science at IAV
     improved performance. In one project, for example, a neural        Fit for the series
     network trained with reinforcement learning was able to                                                                                                                                                                                             Our Product Range                                    68
     optimize boost pressure control and ensure that the desired        Thanks to a safeguarding strategy, IAV makes neural net-             Contact:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         IAV Diary: let's meet?                               71
     setpoint values were achieved quickly and without over-            works fit for use in series production – even though, unlike         christian.kruschel@iav.de
     shooting the boost pressure. The result is not only visible to     conventional methods, their decision-making processes are            dennis.schmidt@iav.de
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        a Completely New Dimension"                          10

                                                                                                                          10 to 100 times data reduction by means of                           simulations. Due to the increasing connectivity of different             No Need to Look into a Crystal Ball                  14
                                                                                                                          transfer learning                                                    assistance systems and components, this training is a
                                                                                                                                                                                               labor-intensive process, but simulation is a reliable and                The Reward Principle                                 16
                                                                                                                          Classifying millions of images to train an artificial intelligence   cost-effective data source. As the process progresses,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Transfer Learning Takes
                                                                                                                          (AI) for assistance systems is one of the rather simple              practical tests of the new assistance systems are required.              Digital Development to a New Level                   18
                                                                                                                          tasks. It becomes more expensive and more complex as                 By means of transfer learning, the leap from simulation to
                                                                                                                          soon as the developers have to rely on trained specialists           the road can be made with relatively little additional data.             Hybrid AI                                            20
                                                                                                                          for each new data collection or even the destruction of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bundled AI Expertise at IAV                          21
                                                                                                                          the examined parts to determine load limits and fatigue              "All in all, data-driven development gives us tools to work
                                                                                                                          strength. "The customer naturally does not like it if the            even more efficiently and with increased agility," Krokotsch             "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                                                                          test vehicle is damaged several times," is how Tilman                is sure. "We save our customers time and money in devel-                 with the Finished Solution"                          22
                                                                                                                          Krokotsch, Deep Learning expert at IAV, describes the                opment, because pushing a digital engine beyond its limits
                                                                                                                          dilemma. "This pushes up the project costs. This is why              is easier and more resource-efficient than doing so with a               Centimeter-accurate Localization and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Real-time Mapping                                    26
                                                                                                                          we use AI to transfer findings from completed projects to            real engine from an OEM."
                                                                                                                          new applications."                                                                                                                            "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"            28
                                                                                                                                                                                               Complete potential not yet exhausted
                                                                                                                          This is made possible by transfer learning, a solution to                                                                                     Automate Software Tests Faster with
                                                                                                                          reduce data-driven development effort in the future. In              In the step-by-step application of transfer learning, IAV                Artificial Intelligence                              32
                                                                                                                          the first step, the engineers look for a similar "problem"           benefits from cross-industry experience, as in the energy                From the Simulation Environment
                                                                                                                          for which labeled data are already available – the so-called         sector, and can transfer the method to a wide range of                   to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34
                                                                                                                          source problem.                                                      use cases. "We are working on several levels to integrate
                                                                                                                                                                                               this concept into our processes and develop it further,"                 Methodological Toolkit for
                                                                                                                          "With transfer learning, we can transfer an AI model that            says Krokotsch. At present, existing AI models are mostly                Evaluating Future Driving Functions                  36
                                                                                                                          has already been trained on the source problem to a new              retrained on the initial problem of very similar target prob-            Agile and Secure                                     38
                                                                                                                          target problem. This means that much less data is required           lems, since this transfer requires less additional data. In
                                                                                                                          to train the AI for the new problem than if we start from            addition, the risk of a "negative transfer," i.e. a logical error        Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
                                                                                                                          scratch," explains Krokotsch.                                        of the AI due to the transfer from the source problem to
                                                                                                                                                                                               the target problem, is lower.
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                                                                                                                          An example of this transfer is already known turbochargers                                                                                    New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
                                                                                                                          that are to be integrated into a new engine. "Transfer learn-        Up to now, homogeneous transfer learning is almost ex-
                                                                                                                          ing can be quite simple here," says the doctoral student.            clusively applied, where the input data contains the same                With Atomic Precision                                44
                                                                                                                          "At IAV, an AI for this component and its life expectancy in         metrics. Such input data can be for example RGB images,

     Transfer Learning Takes
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                                                                                                                          combination with the already known engine would already              which are composed of the three primary colors red, green
                                                                                                                          have learned a rough wear model of the component, and                and blue. If we want to transfer such a three-channel RGB                Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
                                                                                                                          that would only have to be adapted to the new operating              image to a single-channel near-infrared (NIR), we refer to

     Digital Development to                                                                                               conditions of the new engine with a few additional data              heterogeneous transfer learning. This is also the case when              On the Trail of the Virus                            50
                                                                                                                          points."                                                             an already developed model is transferred from a source
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                                                                                                                                                                                               motor to a new target motor that has different sensors. As

     a New Level
                                                                                                                          Transfer learning in practice                                        soon as a sufficiently high process reliability is available for         The Perfect Symbiosis                                52
                                                                                                                          saves time and money                                                 heterogeneous transfer learning, the optimization potential
                                                                                                                                                                                               associated with the method increases further.                            Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54
                                                                                                                          By successively transferring the transfer learning approach
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                                                                                                                          from theory to practice, several specialist areas can benefit,       However, transfer learning cannot and should not replace
                                                                                                                          such as predictive maintenance, in which measurement                 the results from practical tests with real models and the                IT in Transformation                                 58

     V
            ehicle components are becoming more and          An average passenger car today consists of around 10,000     data provides real-time information on whether and when              experience of engineers and applicators. "Only with the
            more complex, cars more and more person-         individual components. All these components have to fit      maintenance or repair is required. The more projects and             expertise and input of the applicator can we fully exploit               From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
            alized and at the same time more intelligent.    together. The coordination process, however, is costly and   the more data, the better. "The basic idea behind transfer           the full potential of transfer learning. It tells us what the
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     One of the biggest drivers: the steadily growing num-   time-consuming. What tolerances do individual compo-         learning is that although individual projects may not have           system is doing or how it can be designed," Krokotsch
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     ber of driver assistance systems. As the number of      nents, systems or elements of the powertrain have? How       enough data to solve a problem in a data-driven way, the             explains. "It's all about empowerment – with the transfer
     systems, models and combinations increases, so          do they behave when operating under full load? At what       projects as a whole do," explains Krokotsch.                         learning method, we want to give our colleagues new                      Our Engineering                                      66
     too does the amount of work involved in vehicle de-     mileage do they have to be replaced? In order to answer                                                                           tools to continuously improve our engineering services
     velopment. This is why IAV is conducting intensive      questions like these, vehicle design and development         Transfer learning also offers added value for the program-           for our customers."                                                      Our Product Range                                    68
     research into a promising solution approach known       requires a vast amount of data, some of which must be        ming and design of assistance systems. At the beginning of
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     as transfer learning.                                   collected at great expense.                                  the development phase, assistance systems run through                Contact: tilman.krokotsch@iav.de
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  We can play our part in slowing down
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the spread of the virus.                              6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Artificial Intelligence – The engine of the future    8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  "Digitalization Enables Development Methods of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  a Completely New Dimension"                          10

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                                                                                                   a different scenario. Hybrid AI provides a
                                                                                                   solution for this. The term "hybrid" means                                                                                                                                                                     The Reward Principle                                 16
                                                                                                   "crossed, mixed." More specifically, this
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                                                                                                   means: "We enrich our models with expert                                                                                                                                                                       Digital Development to a New Level                   18
                                                                                                   knowledge," explains Ferdinand Küsters,
                                                                                                   Research Engineer at IAV-Lab and DFKI. "In                                                                                                                                                                     Hybrid AI                                            20
                                                                                                   this way, we achieve better models with the
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                                                                                                   same amount of data or very good models
                                                                                                   with less data." If the network can access                                                                                                                                                                     "We Do Not Want to be Presented
                                                                                                   structural information or, in other words,                                                                                                                                                                     with the Finished Solution"                          22
                                                                                                   physics-based data preprocessing, the
                                                                                                   model also performs better on new data.                                                                                                                                                                        Centimeter-accurate Localization and
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                                                                                                   Best of both worlds: Control engi-
                                                                                                   neering and Artificial Intelligence               Bundled AI                                                                                                                                                   "IAV Unites the IT and Automotive Worlds"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Automate Software Tests Faster with
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                                                                                                                                                     Expertise at IAV
                                                                                                   A pre-selection of input variables is the                                                                                                                                                                      Artificial Intelligence                              32
                                                                                                   easiest way to integrate expert knowledge                                                                                                                                                                      From the Simulation Environment
                                                                                                   into a model. This procedure has long been                                                                                                                 related to AI on the agenda – projects, prob-       to the Vehicle in the Shortest Time                  34
                                                                                                   standard in data-based modeling. The hy-                                                                                                                   lems, experiences and questions. "Here, it is

Hybrid AI                                                                                          brid AI approach goes beyond this: Here,
                                                                                                   physical models are integrated directly into
                                                                                                   the data-driven model and adapted with AI
                                                                                                                                                     Expert network AI circle                                                                                 not about presenting oneself, but really about
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              entering into a professional exchange, learning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              from and with each other," says Börner. In the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Methodological Toolkit for
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Less data, better models                                                                           support. This allows new components to be                                                                                                                  second format, the "AI Talks," experts from

                                                                                                                                                     A
                                                                                                   developed quickly, for example for the Dig-               rtificial intelligence and data science     Digital lab as incubator                             renowned institutions such as the Fraunhofer        Testing of Infotainment Systems Made Easy            39
                                                                                                   ital Twin. In controller design, IAV combines             are developing at breakneck speed                                                                Institute, DFKI or RWTH Aachen University
                                                                                                   neural networks and differential equations in             and increasing complexity. IAV has          The project is driven by the in-house Digital        regularly speak. Topics include the certification
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Two keywords are currently on everyone's          Deep Learning: Machine Learning (ML) using       a multi-stage process – with the result that      set up the AI circle to keep abreast of the         Lab, which acts as a catalyst for digital projects   and safeguarding of neural networks, natural        New Emission Laboratory Can also Be Electric         43
lips: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the idea   artificial neural networks (KNN). Explained in   the controllers designed with it generalize       latest developments and pool its in-house           as part of the company's digitalization strate-      language processing, reinforcement learning
of the hybrid, which unites different things.     simplified form: KNNs consist of data nodes      better than classical neural networks. Such       expertise. It brings together AI experts from       gy. One of its most important instruments is         or the question of how Machine Learning for         With Atomic Precision                                44
Bringing the two together describes a hither-     ("neurons"), which are linked together on dif-   an approach is also helpful, for example, in      various fields – and the company's concen-          the so-called innovation process. Selected           time series can be successful – ergo: in addi-
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to largely unknown field of research: Hybrid      ferent levels (Input, Hidden Layers, Output).    computationally complex flow simulations.         trated expertise in customer projects.              ideas submitted by employees are given a             tion to topics that are intended to provide food
AI. It helps to find answers to questions         As in the human brain, changes in neurone        Küsters explains: "The problem was solved                                                             jump start here: The lab with its permanent          for thought, above all those that are relevant      Always Live – Thanks to IoT Platform and AI          48
for which solutions have been difficult to        structure occur during AI training: Neurons      with NeuralODEs, a quite new form of neural       A network of experts instead of an army of          and more than 20 student employees takes             to the work and customers of IAV.
find so far. IAV combines physical systems        are added or become irrelevant, weight-          networks, which internally use differential       lone fighters: That is the idea behind the AI       over an initial start-up development; only then                                                          On the Trail of the Virus                            50
with artificial neural networks (KNN) and         ings (the connections between neurons)           equations for modeling." Therefore they are       circle. With it, IAV links and promotes the         are the projects are handed over to a division.      The customer benefits
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achieves outstanding results – not only in        are changed. The input information flows         well suited for physical processes.               expertise of the colleagues in the company          "We start with the idea in the employee's head
the automotive sector.                            through the hidden layers to the output                                                            who work with Artificial Intelligence (AI). "This   and see ourselves as an incubator. The AI            After all, it is the customers who benefit most     The Perfect Symbiosis                                52
                                                  layer. A learning algorithm determines all       With hybrid AI, IAV specialists are finding       technology is so universal and at the same          circle should also function in this sense and        from the AI circle. It is not only an instrument
Christian Kruschel still remembers well an        parameters from the input and the expect-        the best solutions to problems in almost all      time so complex that it is not bundled in a         also generate new projects that are suitable         to stay on the ball in a rapidly growing field,     Live: New High-voltage Composite Test Bench          54
experiment, a model, without training in sys-     ed output values by iterative and recursive      areas ever more quickly, as Kruschel explains.    single department but rather colleagues from        for the innovation process," says Börner. The        but also an important building block to be
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tems knowledge: "We fed a neural network          procedures – this way, KNNs learn complex        Küsters describes it in more detail: "If, for     all over the company deal with it," says Dr.        idea of an AI network within the company is          able to offer the customer state-of-the-art
with all the data we had – in the end, the        relationships, and manual programming of         example, you bring in the structure of a robot,   Mathis Börner, Data Scientist in IAV's Digital      not entirely new: A forerunner, the AI commu-        technology at all times. "With the AI circle, we    IT in Transformation                                 58
cylinder pressure was to be simulated." The       algorithms is no longer necessary.               i.e. information about its rough design, you      Lab, who is actively involved in shaping the AI     nity, laid the foundations, and with the new         bring out the maximum of AI competence that
Data Science Team Manager at IAV laughs.                                                           can achieve greater accuracy more quickly."       circle as the person responsible for methods        AI circle concept, the idea of networking is         IAV with its more than 8,000 employees has          From Clash of Cultures to the Best of Both Worlds 60
"The result was very good but not usable          Better to generalize                             Of course, this also applies to the automotive    in data science and AI. Events and digital plat-    now entering a new round – with a sharper            to offer for our customers. We bundle this
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  EMC as a Growth Market:
in the application: The measured variables                                                         sector, where IAV's core expertise lies: The      forms are intended to promote the exchange          profile. "We have now deliberately positioned        expertise, make it broad-based and ensure
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that the neural network prioritized were not      "AI has the core problem, however, that data     problem with predicted cylinder pressure          between these employees. "In the AI circle,         ourselves even more technically and in terms         that it filters back into customer projects,"
convincing. Now there is an optimized AI          can only represent reality under certain         mentioned at the beginning has long since         colleagues learn from each other and benefit        of content."                                         says Börner. "When a customer works with            Our Engineering                                      66
procedure that does not do that anymore:          conditions," explains Kruschel. "As a result,    been solved – thanks to hybrid AI.                from each other's knowledge. They can also                                                               one of our teams, they can be sure that they
hybrid AI.                                        the data situation is often not sufficient to                                                      address their questions to an entire network        Learning with and from each other                    will have access to an IAV-spanning network         Our Product Range                                    68
                                                  generalize well." Generalize means that the      Contact:                                          of experts. We also hope that this will lead                                                             of AI expertise."
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Christian Kruschel and their colleagues at        network receives completely new data from        christian.kruschel@iav.de                         to an additional acceleration in projects and       For this purpose, the "Brown Bag Sessions"
IAV usually work with the AI procedures from      the same application area, but that describes    ferdinand.kuesters@iav.de                         developments," says Börner.                         during the lunch break include internal topics       Contact: mathis.boerner@iav.de
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