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6 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
Undated
Thomas von Tschammer says that before computer-aided design, car makers could explore only about five to ten physical prototypes per year.
“ultimately you could explore five and ten prototypes a year if you were lucky before you had to go to production”
Undated
Von Tschammer says finite element analysis software lets engineers simulate crash effects on a computer instead of crushing physical prototypes.
“software that we call FEA software, finite elements analysis software, that would predict, simulate the effect of the crush”
Undated
Von Tschammer says a single crash simulation can take days because it solves physics equations on large computer clusters.
“A single crash simulation can take days to be run because we are solving the equations of physics on the computer.”
Undated
Von Tschammer says Western European and US carmakers take 40 to 60 months to develop a new car, from launch to production.
“it takes them between forty to sixty month for a new car development from the moment they want to launch it”
Undated
Von Tschammer says additive manufacturing (3D printing) promised free-form design about eighteen years ago but proved too expensive to scale in production.
“that was the promise of additive manufacturing eighteen years ago, right? That you could design freely, because then you could print anything”
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Von Tschammer says developing a car from scratch typically costs about a billion dollars.
“A car is typically a billion, right to develop, or from scratch.”
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