The latest episode of the Behind the Wheel shows how CNH Industrial'sDesign Analysis & Simulation team is able to reduce the number of physical prototypes that need to be built before a final product is produced, with the help of Engineering Simulation and VR technology.

Thanks to the rise of new technologies such as VR and the increasing capacities of High Performance Computing (HPC), the days of crash test dummies and costly physical prototypes are becoming a distant memory in the automotive and capital goods sectors.

CNH’s team works internationally, collaborating on the early stages of product development and engineering to map out new agricultural machinery, construction equipment, commercial vehicles and powertrains years before the final products arrive in the marketplace.

Safety VRst!

This episode of the web series follows the two central teams in Italy and the USA as they take us through the different elements of their work. The main simulations shown in the episode are: crashworthiness, safety, soil and crop modeling, ergonomics, and vehicle dynamics, where you can see how the company uses VR to map out machines that don't yet exist, test out an infinite number of variables and determine the safety and comfort of hypothetical drivers and passengers – all without being together in the same physical location.