The Future of Automotive: AI, Autonomy & Simulation-Driven Design | A Fireside Chat with Jayraj Nair

In our latest Fireside Chat, Amit hosts Jayraj at Ansys in Pune to explore the massive transformation sweeping through the automotive industry. With the convergence of design, IP, and simulation under the Synopsys umbrella, Jayraj shares how companies are rethinking how vehicles are engineered—right from chip to full system.

From electrification to software-defined vehicles, and from ADAS to Level 5 autonomy, this discussion covers the most pressing trends reshaping mobility. Learn how simulation, digital engineering, and bespoke silicon design are accelerating innovation while managing trade-offs in range, cost, and sustainability.

00:00 Introduction
00:42 Design, IP & Simulation: A Unified Approach
01:06 Shaping the Future: Software, Silicon & AI
01:56 Four Pillars of Auto Transformation: EV, ADAS, SDVs, Vehicle Engineering
03:06 EV Design Challenges: Performance vs Sustainability
04:00 The Rise of Software-Defined Vehicles
05:00 Custom Silicon in Automotive: CPUs, NPUs & More
05:57 Autonomy from Level 1 to Level 5: Where We Stand