Technology Insight
Virtual Sensors: Transforming Raw Vehicle Data into Actionable Intelligence
The smartest sensor is one which doesn’t physically exist – yet delivers critical insights that drive the future of mobility.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of automotive technology, the ability to extract meaningful insights from existing vehicle data has become a game-changer. At COMPREDICT, we’ve developed Virtual Sensors that transform standard vehicle signals into valuable intelligence without requiring additional hardware installations.
Understanding Virtual Sensors: Beyond Physical Hardware
Virtual Sensors represent a paradigm shift in how we approach vehicle monitoring and diagnostics. Using existing standard vehicle signals available in every series-production vehicle, our technology delivers insights that traditionally would require expensive additional hardware sensors.
The Three Pillars of Our Technology
What makes COMPREDICT’s Virtual Sensors uniquely powerful is our integration of three critical domains of expertise:
1. Vehicle Domain Expertise
Deep understanding of automotive systems, their interactions, and the complex dynamics that govern vehicle behavior under various operating conditions.
2. Durability Science
Advanced knowledge of material science, fatigue analysis, and wear mechanisms that enable accurate prediction of component lifecycles and failure modes.
3. Data Science & Machine Learning
State-of-the-art algorithms and models that can process vast amounts of vehicle data to extract patterns and insights invisible to traditional analysis methods.
Enabling the Software-Defined Vehicle Revolution
The automotive industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation toward Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), where software capabilities determine a vehicle’s functionality and value proposition. This evolution demands continuous improvement through over-the-air updates and new digital services.
Think of raw vehicle data as mineral rocks – valuable resources that require sophisticated extraction processes to reveal their true worth. Just as refineries extract precious metals from ore, COMPREDICT’s Virtual Sensors extract actionable intelligence from the continuous stream of vehicle data.
This transformation is essential because SDVs rely on high-quality, processed data to deliver advanced features and services to end users.
Flexible Deployment: Cloud, Embedded, or Hybrid
Understanding that different partners have different infrastructure requirements and constraints, we’ve designed our Virtual Sensors to be deployment-agnostic. Whether your data infrastructure is cloud-based, embedded within vehicles, or a hybrid approach combining both, our solution adapts to your architecture.
Cloud
Scalable cloud-based processing
Embedded
Real-time onboard processing
Hybrid
Best of both worlds
For partners requiring embedded solutions, we’ve partnered with BlackBerry to enable direct deployment of Virtual Sensors on the BlackBerry IVY Platform running on QNX OS. This collaboration ensures real-time processing capabilities with the reliability and security that automotive applications demand.
Tangible Business Benefits
Implementing Virtual Sensors delivers measurable value across multiple dimensions:
Cost Reduction
Eliminate the need for additional physical sensors, reducing both component costs and system complexity. This simplification also increases supply chain flexibility by reducing dependency on specialized hardware components.
Enhanced Capabilities
Enable new measurement and monitoring capabilities in both series production and development vehicles without the traditional high total cost of ownership associated with physical sensor networks.
Revenue Generation
Create new data-driven and usage-based services that generate recurring revenue streams while providing genuine value to end customers.
Proven Across the Mobility Spectrum
Our Virtual Sensors technology has been validated across a diverse range of vehicle types and applications. While passenger vehicles represent a significant portion of our implementations, we’ve successfully demonstrated the versatility of our solution across the entire mobility ecosystem.
We currently partner with most of the Top 20 automotive manufacturers worldwide, serving three primary market segments: vehicle OEMs seeking to enhance their product offerings, Tier 1 suppliers looking to add value to their systems, and fleet solution providers requiring advanced monitoring capabilities for their operations.
Successfully deployed across:
✓ Buses
✓ Trains and heavy vehicles
✓ Trucks and trailers
✓ Passenger Vehicles
✓ Light Commercial Vehicles
✓ Two Wheelers
Built on Scientific Excellence
COMPREDICT’s foundation rests on rigorous scientific research and continuous innovation. Founded on the doctoral research of Dr.-Ing. Stéphane Foulard, our company maintains strong ties to academic research while delivering practical, production-ready solutions.
15+
Years of research in automotive engineering
30+
Projects with OEMs and Tier 1
20+
Scientific publications
10
Patents and applications
The Future of Vehicle Intelligence
As the automotive industry continues its transformation toward software-defined, connected, and autonomous vehicles, the ability to extract maximum value from existing data becomes increasingly critical. Virtual Sensors represent not just a technological advancement, but a fundamental shift in how we approach vehicle monitoring, maintenance, and service delivery.
By eliminating the need for additional hardware while providing superior insights, Virtual Sensors enable manufacturers and service providers to deliver more value to their customers while reducing costs and complexity. This combination of enhanced capability and reduced overhead positions Virtual Sensors as a cornerstone technology for the next generation of mobility solutions.
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