The BMW Group and Mistral AI are partnering to advance the use of AI in crash simulation. The aim is to improve quality, accuracy and speed in complex engineering tasks. The collaboration marks a first step towards scaling domain-specific AI across further areas of vehicle development and the BMW Group value chain.   

“For the BMW Group, the use of industrial data is a key factor in translating artificial intelligence into value creation,” said Dr Franz Decker, CIO and Senior Vice President of the BMW Group. “By combining our engineering datasets with Mistral AI’s model training capabilities, we are building specialised AI which supports complex development tasks.”  

The scale and complexity of crash simulation at the BMW Group underline the need for domain-specific AI. Each week, the company runs thousands of virtual crash simulations, generating vast amounts of engineering data. Over time, this has resulted in a historical dataset of over one petabyte of crash simulation data. It provides highly detailed insights into vehicle structures and material behaviour, forming a unique foundation for training an industrial AI model.  

“As Industrial AI becomes the new frontier for AI, we are proud to partner with the BMW Group”, said Marjorie Janiewicz, Chief Revenue Officer of Mistral AI. “This collaboration shows how industry-specific AI models can help solve complex engineering challenges such as crash simulation.”