Siemens PLM Software and Local Motors Form Partnership

By DE Editors

Siemens PLM Software has announced a new partnership with Local Motors. As part of the agreement, Local Motors has adopted Solid Edge software as the CAD tool for its recently launched Open Electric Vehicle project and is recommending the software to its entire product design community.

Local Motors is an American car company that employs an approach to vehicle design called co-creation. Co-creation leverages crowdsourcing to design collaboratively and develop a vehicle by involving an open design community. The company invites any interested individual to join its community to participate in the design and development co-creation process of a brand new automobile. The company recently produced its first vehicle using this approach, with several more vehicle designs under way.

One of the first results of its partnership with Siemens PLM Software will be seen with the Local Motors’ Open Electric Vehicle project, created to design a reusable open source chassis that can be included in electric vehicle creation.  Siemens PLM Software will provide design and development tools to support this effort, including its 3D CAD Software Solid Edge with synchronous technology. 

For more information, visit Siemens PLM Software and Local Motors.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.