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The car giant is expanding its use of AM for tooling applications, including fast change-over of production lines to fulfill a government contract for ventilators and PPE.

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The potential benefits of autonomous vehicles are too important to be ignored. On the flip side, there are some valid concerns about self-driving cars that have yet to be addressed.

GM and Autodesk engineers apply generative design technology to reconceive a small vehicle component -- the seat bracket where seat belts are fastened. The resulting part is 40% lighter and 20% stronger than the original part.

A look at two generative design partnerships between manufacturers and technology vendors show the value of collaboration.

GM leveraged Autodesk’s cloud computing and AI-based algorithms, using a generative design approach to create the part.

Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois hosts a design competition, principally with North American universities.