PTC, Microsoft, and VW Join Forces for Generative AI Innovation

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PTC, Microsoft, and Volkswagen Group are collaborating to integrate Azure AI into Codebeamer Copilot, streamlining software development for physical products. The enhanced tool aims to improve efficiency, quality, and productivity in creating next-generation vehicles, with a beta release expected in early 2025.

TODAY’S ROADMAP

• Current Happenings in AI World

• Generative AI Powers Next-Gen Innovation for PTC, Microsoft, and VW

• Create Stunning Video Podcasts with HeyGen in Minutes

• 5 AI Tools to Boost Your Productivity

  and more…

NEWS

Current Happenings in AI World

• Home Base: Smart home platform Home Assistant unveiled an open-source voice assistant for controlling lights, doors, and electronics locally without requiring an internet connection.

• Home Security: Bloomberg reports Apple is developing a Face ID-equipped doorbell camera capable of automatically unlocking doors.

• Better Together: Palantir and Anduril Industries are forming a consortium with SpaceX, OpenAI, Saronic, and Scale AI to bid on U.S. defense contracts, with announcements possible by January.

• Aligned Minds: Backed by a16z, Twitch's ex-CEO is launching Stem, an AI company creating software that understands, cooperates, and aligns with human behavior.

• Training Triumph: A technical report highlights how quality training data propelled Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 to the top of open-source AI rankings.

• Time-Out: Senators urged the Biden Administration to give TikTok 90 days to sell its US division as the Supreme Court prepares to hear the case in January.

AI UPDATE

Generative AI Powers Next-Gen Innovation for PTC, Microsoft, and VW

PTC has officially announced a groundbreaking partnership with Microsoft and the Volkswagen Group to integrate generative AI into software development for physical products.

At the heart of this collaboration is Codebeamer Copilot, powered by PTC’s advanced Codebeamer application lifecycle management (ALM) technology. This innovative tool is designed to empower software engineers to streamline the creation, testing, validation, and release of product requirements with greater efficiency.

Since 2023, Boston-based PTC has supplied Codebeamer to the VW Group, supporting the software development of its next-generation electric vehicles across multiple iconic brands. The VW Group commands one of the largest portfolios in the automotive industry, including Volkswagen, Skoda, SEAT, Cupra, Audi, Porsche, Bentley, and Lamborghini, demonstrating a proven track record of excellence.

Now, with the addition of Microsoft Azure AI capabilities, PTC and the VW Group are elevating Codebeamer’s value. Robert Kattner, head of IT engineering at the VW Group, highlighted how this enhanced tool will revolutionize product development by automating the creation of specifications and test cases, improving quality standards, and streamlining processes like importing legacy system data. “In a nutshell, our engineers will do their work more efficiently,” Kattner stated.

Microsoft’s Dayan Rodriguez emphasized the potential impact of generative AI on manufacturing, citing Codebeamer Copilot as a prime example of simplifying and optimizing complex product development processes.

A beta release of Codebeamer Copilot, poised to redefine productivity in the automotive sector, is slated for early 2025.

AI AT JOB

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AI MEETS PRODUCTIVITY

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