Category: STORIES & INSPIRATION
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AIF 2024 Keynote: Exponential innovation
“Food for thought: Hyper innovation in exponential times” — Maks Giordano Founder and CEO of juuman`okudo – an innovation studio where the art of co-creation meets the science of transformation – Maks Giordano has dedicated his career to digital innovation and translating exponential technological developments. In other words, Maks makes sense of the technologies that…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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Autodesk VRED and Varjo, collaborating in XR
The Evolution of Varjo and Its Impact on Industrial Design Founded in 2016 by former senior executives from Nokia and Microsoft, Varjo has made significant strides in developing mixed-reality headsets. With its headquarters in Finland, Varjo stands out as the only major European maker of headsets, others being based either in the United States or…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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Design Studio Customer Spotlight: B/S/H
Our new Customer Spotlight series aims to introduce a customer – who they are, what they do, why they do it – share a challenge they’ve had, identify how Autodesk was able to provide a solution, and celebrate the outcome that resulted from that solution. We’re incredibly proud of the work our customers do and…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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AIF 2024 Ideas in Motion — Sessions on demand
All of the session recordings from AIF 2024 are now available for viewing on-demand! Visit the AIF 2024 site to see the keynote, design studio sessions and deep dives as well as sessions from the AIF. We will be bringing you recaps of the design studio sessions over the coming weeks as well as some…
INDUSTRY NEWS
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AIF: 2024 highlights & 2025 save the date
Our 2024 AIF in Darmstadt, Germany 2024 brought over 550 people together to hear the latest about automotive design and manufacturing. Attendees from across the globe attended sessions from leading OEMs, suppliers, start-ups, and technology partners. They also had the opportunity to meet and talk with experts in design, manufacturing, and engineering. AIF 2025: Save…
INDUSTRY NEWS
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A small world with BIG opportunities: Inside the world of digital sculpting with some of the best at Lucid, Ford, Oakley, and Apple
Digital Sculptor, Digital Designer, Digital Modeler, 3D Modeler You may (or may not) have heard these terms before, but they all refer to a very specific – and elite – role in the world of design. Industrial, automotive, and conceptual design industries all rely on the technical skills, deep expertise, and artistic insights of the…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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AIF 2024: Day 1 recap
This year’s AIF is off to a strong start. At the spectacular Darmstadtium Congress Center, Autodesk welcomed over 550 guests to 2 days of keynotes and sessions led by industry leaders, a large exhibition floor featuring Autodesk partners and products and lots of networking. The building is not only visually spectacular but is designed with…
INDUSTRY NEWS
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New volume rendering feature in VRED 2024.3: Behind the scenes of our Season’s Greetings post
Just before we signed off in 2023, we posted our best wishes for the holidays from all of us on the Autodesk Automotive team. Pascal Siefert, Senior Technical Product Manager on our team, created a digital Christmas card that showcases the recently released Volume Rendering feature in VRED 2024.2. Pascal Siefert, Senior Technical Product Manager…
Advanced SKILLS
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Increasingly accessible, sustainably appealing: India’s electric vehicle market boom
The India Electric Vehicle (EV) market is seeing record sales: passenger EVs recorded 75,000 sales in 2023, twice the volume sold last year. It’s also one of the fastest-growing EV markets in the world, with millions of EV owners. What’s driving this shift? There’s India’s pledge to reduce carbon emission intensity by 33-35% by 2030…
INDUSTRY NEWS
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PAUSE: The best of Autodesk Automotive, 2023
Our PAUSE series aims to share Design Studio Blog posts you may have missed. It’s a chance for you to pause on a particular subject or series and take it in. In this PAUSE post, we’ve looked back on a year of industry stories, product news, and design inspiration and chosen our top 5 stories…
PRODUCT NEWS
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Happy Holidays from Autodesk Automotive!
From all of us on the Autodesk Automotive team, we wish you all the best over the holidays and into 2024! There’s a tradition in Germany featuring a toy incense smoker, the Räuchermänchen. The eastern part of Germany — the Ore Mountain region — is known for these unique figures, typically based on regional craftsmen…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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Rivian at Autodesk University 2023: Moving fast in a changing industry
You may know Rivian from our earlier feature about the incredible work they’re doing in the EV market. Their R1T pick-up truck and R1S SUV offer adventurous drivers an electric option. Designed in Alias and visualized with VRED, these EVs are a solution to shift consumer mindset and inspire other companies to change the way…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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Women in tech: A conversation with Silverdraft CEO Amy Gile
Amy Gile’s natural curiosity has made for an interesting – and sometimes unexpected – career. Working in the entertainment industry as an actor and producer, Amy began to see a place where she could make a real difference: visual technology. With Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan, Amy developed a supercomputer to support the demands of rendering, animation,…
Podcast
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Student shows, industry shifts, VR: A Conversation with Car Design News, part 2
Earlier this spring, Ananda Arasu and I spent some time with James McLachlan, Editor for Car Design News (CDN). In Part 1 of that conversation, we discuss sustainability, customer demand, the CDN Review Book, and more. In Part 2, we’re shifting from legacy designers to new grads, a look at the current job market, and…
INDUSTRY NEWS
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Performance partner: Genesis Design on its philosophy, process and preferred tools
Who is Genesis Design? Genesis Design is an owner-managed and independent full-service design agency. Founded by Rainer Mueller and Dirk Juergens in 2002, Genesis Design helps brands express their value through evocative and emotional design. Genesis works in the automotive and industrial design fields, bringing life and soul into the conceptual and creative process. With…
STORIES & INSPIRATION