A substantial rise in the popularity of passenger and commercial vehicles with intelligent devices, features, and technologies has resulted in the continuous engagement of automakers in introducing innovations in the design and functionalities of new models. These innovations and advanced features are already attracting a fair percentage of customers in major automotive manufacturing countries. For example, in 2021, Volkswagen, a leading German multi-brand automotive group, displayed exceptional performance in electromobility and interfaces, such as augmented reality-based head-up displays. Similarly, Daimler, a world-class luxury vehicle producer and a global leader in terms of innovation index, has made tremendous progress in the fields of autonomous driving) and the MBUX operating systems.
With the escalating consumer demand for smart and semiautonomous/fully autonomous cars, automotive system simulating tools have become an integral part of R&D activities in the automotive sector. The growth trajectory of fully autonomous cars depends upon parameters such as improvements in related technologies, consumer preference for new technologies, suitability of pricing among masses, and the ability of suppliers and OEMs to address critical concerns related to the safety of vehicles. As a result, major automotive players chiefly focus on improving and integrating robust technologies in vehicles through real-environment-based virtual test scenarios. rFpro, a prominent automotive simulation platform developer, offers dedicated driving simulation software and digital-twin models for the validation of autonomous driving; and the development, testing, and validation of ADAS and vehicle dynamics. These factors are expected to accelerate the adoption of simulators to produce advanced vehicles to optimize autonomous vehicle safety and performance, thus introducing significant future trends in the automotive system simulation software market in the coming years.
With the new features and technologies, vendors can attract new customers and expand their footprints in emerging markets. This factor is likely to drive the Europe automotive system simulation software market at a healthy CAGR during the forecast period.
The Europe automotive system simulation software market is segmented into type, vehicle type, and propulsion type. Based on type, the market is segmented into transmission, engine, electric propulsion, fuel cell, driveline, chassis, and others. Based on vehicle type, the market is segmented into commercial vehicles and passenger cars. Based on propulsion type, the market is segmented into ICE and electric. Geographically, the market is segmented into France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Russia, and the Rest of Europe).
Modelon AB, IPG Automotive GmbH, ESI Group, Ansys Inc., Realtime Technologies, Hexagon AB, SimScale GmbH, Gamma Technologies LLC, Siemens AG, and dSPACE GmbH are the leading companies in the Europe automotive system simulation software market.