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GT-RealDrive

Real-Time Vehicle Simulation for Drive Cycle & Scenario-Based Testing

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Product Overview

What is GT-RealDrive?

GT-RealDrive is a navigation app for vehicle simulation fully integrated into GT-SUITE. It allows the user to create routes along public roads worldwide while considering:

  • Live or Historical Traffic Conditions
  • Time of Day & Day of the Week
  • Traffic Signals
  • Driver Preferences
  • Via Points
  • EV Charge Station Locations
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Validation & Testing

Why use GT-RealDrive?

Accelerate development and improve confidence in your designs by validating vehicle performance under realistic operating conditions. GT-RealDrive enables real-time execution of GT-SUITE models for control strategy development, powertrain testing, scenario analysis, and hardware integration, helping teams identify issues earlier, reduce testing costs, and deliver more robust products faster.

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Use Cases

From performance validation to sales demonstrations, GT-RealDrive turns realistic routes into engineering and business insight

  • Investigate Real World Performance

    GT-RealDrive can be used in conjunction with GT-SUITE to study any vehicle and driver configuration with regards to their behavior along a realistic driving route. This realistic route is beneficial compared to traditional test maneuvers or routes because it can cover more of the operating space and include realistic traffic density, signals, and elevation.

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  • Aging Prediction

    GT-RealDrive can be used with <br> GT-AutoLion to predict aging of a vehicle over a realistic duty-cycle. This will allow engineers to better account for realistic use conditions and therefore a more accurate simulation.

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  • Sales Demonstration Tool

    GT-RealDrive can be used as a sale demonstration tool to predict the performance of a vehicle driving the potential customer’s routes. It can be taken further to explore the vehicle configurations/options (e.g. larger battery capacity) and their impacts on the vehicle performance.

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Advanced Features

Built for Real Roads

Realistic route generation for vehicle system simulation in GT-SUITE

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Real-World Driving Dynamics

Captures traffic density, traffic signals, and elevation to reproduce the start and stop dynamics of real driving.

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Driver Preference Sensitivity

Adjusts simulation results to reflect individual driver behavior and route preferences, not just a fixed drive cycle.

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Truck Routing Mode

Accounts for height and weight restrictions when routing commercial vehicles, so routes stay realistic for trucks and fleets.

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Multi-Destination Route Generation

Builds complex, multi-stop routes, including hub-and-spoke configurations, for fleet and logistics simulation.

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RDE Certification Studies

Front-loads Real Driving Emissions certification with virtual RDE studies before physical testing begins.

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Automated, Scalable Workflows

Automates route generation through GT-Automation and runs directly within GT-Play for repeatable, large-scale studies.

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