Why the car manufacturer creates a digital image of its work

2023-09-26 10:22:33

When planning and converting the plants, Mercedes-Benz engineers rely on a digital twin of the German plant in Rastatt, in which all halls and new systems are stored in such a way that commissioning can initially be carried out virtually before the systems are replaced on site and be replaced. “What if physical reality became a reflection of the digital world, instead of the digital world becoming a reflection of physical reality?” asks Jan Brecht, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Mercedes-Benz. “Our vision is that in the future we will place just as much trust in digital twins as we do in physical reality.”