New Eagle is looking forward to VI-Grade’s upcoming Zero Prototypes Summit, where we’ll gather with other automotive industry leaders on the road to zero prototypes. If you’re an automotive professional exploring the future of simulation-driven vehicle development, the 2025 summit is not to be missed.
The heart of the conference includes VI-Grade software trainings, keynote presentations, and 12 dedicated demo sessions on May 14 and 15. At New Eagle’s booth, we’ll showcase a special collaboration between New Eagle, John Deere Electronics, RSE Engineering, TeKshift, and summit host, VI-Grade—an all-new powertrain and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) simulation platform.
Working Together to Build, Integrate, and Validate Our Driving Simulator
The future of the automotive industry is software-defined vehicles (SDVs) that evolve through continuous software updates and integration. That’s why the great minds at New Eagle, John Deere Electronics, VI-Grade, and RSE Engineering have collaborated on a platform designed to accelerate SDV development: the Driving Simulator with ADAS Integration.
Together, we’ve built and integrated a scalable ADAS simulation platform using real-time controls and virtual vehicle environments. From the virtual to the physical, here’s how each company contributed:
- New Eagle, a leader in advanced embedded solutions and production-ready, customizable ECUs, provided both RCM112 hardware and Raptor control software to the simulator.
- John Deere Electronics, no stranger to collaborating with New Eagle, supplied their vision processing unit (VPU) in conjunction with GCM56 body controller hardware.
- VI-Grade, in addition to hosting the summit event, contributed their driving simulation software and environment.
- RSE Engineering developed the Simulink-based Raptor control code which runs on the RCM112.
Managing the New Eagle booth is a preferred partner and Raptor reseller for European markets, TeKshift. Visit the booth to discover how simulation and embedded controls can work together to validate ADAS functionality without relying on physical prototypes. This means you can accelerate development, reduce costs, and enable collaboration across hardware and software platforms.
Sneak Peek: The Demo Overview
The Driving Simulator with ADAS Integration showcases how ADAS can be developed and tested in a virtual environment. During the demo, you can expect to see:
- a full driving simulator setup (including seat, wheel, pedals, and display) running VI-Grade simulation software;
- the New Eagle RCM112, running the powertrain controls and ADAS features (based on the simulated VPU), as well as commanding the body controller;
- the John Deere Controller GCM56 (M502), which will be directly controlling the brake lights; and
- ADAS functions, such as Lane Keep Assist (LKA), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), and Automatic Emergency Brakes (AEB).
This demo is more than just proof of concept. It’s the future of production-ready ADAS development utilizing cutting-edge AI and model-based design on rugged hardware.
And just prior to the VI-Grade demo, you can also experience a bonus launch of the Raptor High-Performance Compute Platform. This platform marks a significant expansion of the New Eagle embedded control ecosystem as the first high-performance compute target in the Raptor hardware lineup. Built on the same John Deere VPU hardware used in our collaborative simulator demo, this rugged, GPU-enabled embedded controller represents a big step for New Eagle into GPU-enabled, AI-driven vision and control applications.
After the launch, you can see how this type of technology works in a collaborative test environment during the VI-Grade demo.
Drop physical prototypes and accelerate SDV development with virtual solutions.
We hope to see you at the VI-Grade Zero Prototypes Summit on May 14 and 15 in Udine, Italy. Register to attend the summit in person, or check out the live stream on LinkedIn. Set a reminder and join us for our collaborative ADAS simulation platform demo on May 14 and 15th from 9 AM to 1 PM CEST.
Ready to explore virtual validation with Raptor? Reach out to our team at New Eagle anytime.
