{"id":3615,"date":"2024-05-23T13:47:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T13:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2024\/05\/23\/into-the-omniverse-softserve-and-continental-drive-digitalization-with-openusd-and-generative-ai\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T13:47:40","slug":"into-the-omniverse-softserve-and-continental-drive-digitalization-with-openusd-and-generative-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2024\/05\/23\/into-the-omniverse-softserve-and-continental-drive-digitalization-with-openusd-and-generative-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the Omniverse: SoftServe and Continental Drive Digitalization With OpenUSD and Generative AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\"><\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\"><\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This post is part of <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/omniverse\/news\/\"><i>Into the Omniverse<\/i><\/a><i>, a series focused on how artists, developers and enterprises can transform their workflows using the latest advances in <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/omniverse\/usd\/\"><i>OpenUSD<\/i><\/a><i> and <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/omniverse\/usd\/\"><i>NVIDIA Omniverse<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Industrial digitalization is driving automotive innovation.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the industry\u2019s growing demand for seamless, connected driving experiences, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softserveinc.com\/en-us\">SoftServe<\/a>, a leading IT consulting and digital services provider, worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.continental.com\/en\/\">Continental<\/a>, a leading German automotive technology company, to develop <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/blog\/spotlight-continental-and-softserve-deliver-generative-ai-powered-virtual-factory-solutions-with-openusd\/\">Industrial Co-Pilot<\/a>, a virtual agent powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/glossary\/generative-ai\/\">generative AI<\/a> that enables engineers to streamline maintenance workflows.<\/p>\n<p>SoftServe helps manufacturers like Continental to further optimize their operations by integrating the Universal Scene Description, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/omniverse\/usd\/\">OpenUSD<\/a>, framework into virtual factory solutions \u2014 such as Industrial Co-Pilot \u2014 developed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/omniverse\/\">NVIDIA Omniverse<\/a> platform.<\/p>\n<p>OpenUSD offers the flexibility and extensibility organizations need to harness the full potential of digital transformation, streamlining operations and driving efficiency. Omniverse is a platform of application programming interfaces, software development kits and services that enable developers to easily integrate OpenUSD and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/design-visualization\/technologies\/rtx\/\">NVIDIA RTX<\/a> rendering technologies into existing software tools and simulation workflows.<\/p>\n<p><b>Realizing the Benefits of OpenUSD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>SoftServe and Continental\u2019s Industrial Co-Pilot brings together generative AI and immersive 3D visualization to help factory teams increase productivity during equipment and production line maintenance. With the copilot, engineers can oversee production lines and monitor the performance of individual stations or the shop floor.<\/p>\n<p>They can also interact with the copilot to conduct root cause analysis and receive step-by-step work instructions and recommendations, leading to reduced documentation processes and improved maintenance procedures. It\u2019s expected that these advancements will contribute to increased productivity and a10% reduction in maintenance effort and downtime.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-71782 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copy-of-IndustrialCopilotDashboard2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"324\"><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/cqggH5skWH8?si=ZMUXPYIH7A0K5el4\">recent Omniverse community livestream<\/a>, Benjamin Huber, who leads advanced automation and digitalization in the user experience business area at Continental, highlighted the significance of the company\u2019s collaboration with SoftServe and its adoption of Omniverse.<\/p>\n<p>The Omniverse platform equips Continental and SoftServe developers with the tools needed to build a new era of AI-enabled industrial applications and services. And by breaking down data silos and fostering multi-platform cooperation with OpenUSD, SoftServe and Continental developers enable engineers to work seamlessly across disciplines and systems, driving efficiency and innovation throughout their processes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny engineer, no matter what tool they\u2019re working with, can transform their data into OpenUSD and then interchange data from one discipline to another, and from one tool to another,\u201d said Huber.<\/p>\n<p>This sentiment was echoed by Vasyl Boliuk, senior lead and test automation engineer at SoftServe, who shared how OpenUSD and Omniverse \u2014 along with other NVIDIA technologies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/ai-data-science\/products\/riva\/\">NVIDIA Riva<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/ai-data-science\/products\/nemo\/\">NVIDIA NeMo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/blog\/nvidia-nim-offers-optimized-inference-microservices-for-deploying-ai-models-at-scale\/\">NVIDIA NIM<\/a> microservices \u2014 enabled SoftServe and Continental teams to develop custom large language models and connect them to new 3D workflows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpenUSD allows us to add any attribute or any piece of metadata we want to our applications,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Boliuk, Huber and other SoftServe and Continental representatives joined the livestream to share more about the potential unlocked from these OpenUSD-powered solutions. Watch the replay:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>By embracing cutting-edge technologies and fostering collaboration, SoftServe and Continental are helping reshape automotive manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><b>Get Plugged Into the World of OpenUSD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Watch SoftServe and Continental\u2019s on-demand NVIDIA GTC talks to learn more about their virtual factory solutions and experience developing on NVIDIA Omniverse with OpenUSD:<\/p>\n<p>Learn about the latest technologies driving the next industrial revolution by watching NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/events\/computex\/\">COMPUTEX keynote<\/a> on Sunday, June 2, at 7 p.m. Taiwan time.<\/p>\n<p>Check out a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL3jK4xNnlCVcUP08kj6eOzvCA82U_JKiy\">video series<\/a> about how OpenUSD can improve 3D workflows. For more resources on OpenUSD, explore the Alliance for OpenUSD <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.aousd.org\/\">forum<\/a> and visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/aousd.org\/\">AOUSD website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Get started with NVIDIA Omniverse by downloading the standard license <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/omniverse\/download\/\"><i>free<\/i><\/a><i>, access <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/usd\"><i>OpenUSD<\/i><\/a><i> resources and learn how <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/omniverse\/enterprise\/\"><i>Omniverse Enterprise<\/i><i> can connect team<\/i><\/a><i>s. Follow Omniverse on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nvidiaomniverse\/\"><i>Instagram<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@nvidiaomniverse\"><i>Medium<\/i><\/a><i> and <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nvidiaomniverse\"><i>X<\/i><\/a><i>. For more, join the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/omniverse\/community\/\"><i>Omniverse community<\/i><\/a><i> on the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.developer.nvidia.com\/c\/omniverse\/300\"><i>forums<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/XWQNJDNuaC\"><i>Discord server<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/nvidiaomniverse\"><i>Twitch<\/i><\/a><i> and <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSKUoczbGAcMld7HjpCR8OA\"><i>YouTube<\/i><\/a><i> channels.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Featured image courtesy of SoftServe.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/softserve-and-continental-drive-digitalization-with-openusd-and-generative-ai\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}