Artificial intelligence and Renault’s meta-universe will significantly reduce production costs

The automotive giant Renault has developed the first metaverse that will increase the efficiency of car production and save costs. As explained by Renault representatives, the virtual project is based on the concept of digital twins — duplication of real-world processes.

Renault’s metaverse will include virtual copies of factories and production lines. The system will be used to transmit huge data flows on the supply of spare parts and the status of processes. The auto giant hopes to optimize the work of its divisions using artificial intelligence technologies.

«The Metaverse provides real-time monitoring, which increases the flexibility and adaptability of industrial operations, as well as the quality of production and the supply chain,» said Renault’s vice president.

According to experts, the launch of the industrial meta-universe will help the automaker save about $ 330 million by 2025. Renault expects that the metaverse will allow the company to reduce product delivery time by 60% and reduce the carbon footprint of car production by 50%. In addition, warranty costs will be reduced by 60%.

Renault is not the only automotive giant to notice the popularity of metaverse. At the end of April, Nissan Motor and Toyota Motor started using virtual reality. Nissan launched a digital version of the Nissan Crossing gallery, which is located in the real world in Tokyo’s Ginza neighborhood. The platform of the American startup VRChat was chosen to host a virtual copy of the showroom.

Toyota also uses the metaverse to solve other problems: the virtual space is a workplace for some of the group’s divisions and subsidiaries. Employees participate in virtual reality meetings, communicate with each other, and spend time in a virtual office.