Using improved digital twin accuracy to develop sustainable mobility solutions

There are 1.3 billion cars in the world, but on average they spend only 5 percent of their lifespan on the road. That was the inspiration for NEVS and its mobility as a service platform.

Founded in 2012, NEVS, which is located on the site of the former SAAB automotive plant in Trollhättan, Sweden, has sought to change how society thinks about mobility. The mobility as a service platform known as PONS is aimed at shaping future mobility options. The NEVS mobility ecosystem includes a complete ride-sharing solution with electrified and autonomous connected vehicles, easy-to-use applications and integrated fleet management for operators and urban authorities.

PONS includes the Sango, an electric, autonomous vehicle, the user-friendly Okulo app for interacting with customers and the Koro fleet management system. It is the full package to change the way we think about going from points A to B.

“We want to improve our quality of life but we need to decouple that from our use of resources,” states Felix Andlauer, vice president of mobility solutions for NEVS. “Autonomous vehicles are an option to make people share vehicles and use our resources more efficiently.”

NEVS uses the Siemens Xcelerator business platform of software, hardware and services, to create a digital thread and comprehensive digital twin for new and on-going vehicle projects. To develop a safe and functional self-driving mobility solution, the team knows how important adopting advanced simulation technology and a digital twin mindset is throughout the product lifecycle chain. NEVS uses the following Siemens Xcelerator solutions to accomplish these goals: Simcenter™ software, the Teamcenter® portfolio, the Polarion™ portfolio, NX™ software and HEEDS™ software. These tools were a critical part of making the Sango and PONS ecosystem a reality.

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