Partnership to Drive Forward the Use of AI in Crash Simulation

Simulation Partnership to Drive Forward the Use of AI in Crash Simulation

2026-06-11 From BMW | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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BMW and Mistral AI are entering into a partnership to further develop the use of AI in crash simulation. The aim is to improve the quality, accuracy and speed of complex development tasks. The collaboration is a first step towards scaling application-specific AI to other areas of vehicle development.

BMW can access a historical data set from virtual crash simulations of more than one petabyte and use it to train its industrial AI model.(Image: BMW) — BMW can access a historical data set from virtual crash simulations of more than one petabyte and use it to train its industrial AI model.
(Image: BMW)

The BMW Group shows why specialized AI is indispensable: thousands of virtual crash simulations run every week and generate enormous amounts of data. Over the years, a data set of over a petabyte has been created—full of highly detailed information on vehicle structures and material behavior. A unique basis for training powerful industrial AI models.

Large Industry Models As A Technical Basis

The BMW Group relies on so-called Large Industry Models (LIM) for scaling. These AI systems are trained on industry-specific engineering and simulation data from vehicle development and safety tests. In contrast to generic AI systems, LIMs integrate domain knowledge directly into the model. In addition to industrial data, this also requires in-depth expertise and technical environments in which AI systems can learn directly from development processes. The partnership underlines the importance of industrial data for the next phase of data-driven value creation. At the same time, it strengthens the BMW Group's AI and innovation ecosystem.

For the BMW Group, the use of industrial data is a key factor in translating artificial intelligence into value creation. By combining our engineering datasets with the training capabilities of Mistral AI, we are developing specialized AI that supports complex development tasks.

Dr. Franz Decker, CIO and Senior Vice President of the BMW Group

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