Iveco Group and AWS: A story of continuous innovation (PRO202)
AWS Professional Services and Eco Group's Transformation Journey
Overview
Eco Group is an Italian industrial company that designs and produces solutions for the transport of goods and passengers, as well as industrial engines.
Eco Group has partnered with AWS Professional Services to improve their internal processes and leverage emerging technologies like AI and software-defined vehicles.
Key Initiatives
1. Virtual Engineering Workbench (VEW)
Challenges: Inconsistent development environments, slow setup process, long feedback loops, dependency on hardware, and use of multiple tools.
Solution: VEW is a cloud-based, serverless web application that provides a centralized and secure platform for Eco Group's software developers, quality teams, product managers, and testers to work collaboratively.
Benefits: 95% reduction in ramp-up time for developers, 30% improvement in software development team efficiency, and enhanced security and consistency.
2. Smart Knowledge Management
Challenge: Eco Group has over 100,000 technical documents with information that is difficult to retrieve.
Solution: Leveraging Generative AI (gAI) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide reliable and fast access to the required information.
Key Ingredients:
Performance Optimization
Security and Compliance
Cloud Operating Model and Automation
Testing and Monitoring
Outcomes: 90% reduction in information retrieval time, 50% increase in new research, and 40% reduction in documentation mistakes.
3. Smart Technical Drawings
Challenge: Extracting complex information from technical drawings, such as identifying specific components and their measurements.
Solution: Multimodal AI approach, combining computer vision and natural language processing, with AI agents to orchestrate the workflow.
Key Features:
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Image Segmentation
Reasoning Layer (Amazon Bedrock)
Outcomes: Reduced time to retrieve information from drawings, increased number of queries, reduced mistakes in technical documentation, and cost savings.
Vision for the Future
Eco Group envisions a future where vehicles are highly connected, autonomous, and integrated with AI-powered services to enhance the user experience.
Key focus areas:
Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence and Software-Defined Vehicles
Autonomous Driving
Conclusion
Eco Group's collaboration with AWS Professional Services has enabled them to address various internal challenges and leverage emerging technologies to improve their processes and prepare for the future of the automotive industry.
The success of these initiatives demonstrates the importance of a well-planned and executed digital transformation journey with the support of a trusted partner like AWS.
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