AI and ME #TECHVISION2020 Human and AI systems work better by reimagining what’s possible together. Volkswagen (VW) and Autodesk reimagined the VW Microbus with generative design. VW decided to reconceptualize their With this approach, VWcreated Microbus, andpartnered with Autodesk to lighter parts and reduced the time experiment with generative design tools. from development to manufacturing from 1.5 years to just months. These tools enabled a collaborative The designers credited generative partnership between human and design and their AI collaboration machine. The humans set cleaner and with creating structures they could greener design requirements, and the never have created on their own. machine generated ideas that fit those constraints. From there, the parties continued to iterate, with the machine generating ideas and human co- workers curating and refining them. Technology Vision 2020 | accenture.com/technologyvision 5