News Summary

• GM is using AI, simulation, and decades of engineering data to move more of that discovery work into the virtual world.
• The automaker is targeting a two-year vehicle development process, down from the standard four- to six-year cycle.
• GM's faster-development push is powered by a mix of bespoke virtual tools and AI models trained on or informed by the automaker's own engineering data.
• In one demo, GM showed a Cadillac Lyriq running a cone avoidance maneuver — a common safety test run by Consumer Reports — with several engineering and design teams brought into "a single virtual environment"