Udine, Italy, December 11th, 2025 – VI-grade, the global provider of human-centric simulation-driven vehicle development solutions, today announced that its newly launched HexaRev motion platform has been named “Simulation Tool of the Year” at the 2025 Vehicle Dynamics International (VDI) Awards.
The VDI Awards, organized by Vehicle Dynamics International magazine, recognize outstanding innovation across the dynamics sector from development tools and test facilities to specialist technologies and complete vehicles. This year, the judging panel selected HexaRev for its significant advancement in simulation technology, citing its transformative impact on Driver-in-the-Loop development.
Unveiled at the 2025 ZERO PROTOTYPES Summit, HexaRev introduces a groundbreaking mechanical and kinematic architecture that overcomes long-standing limitations of conventional hexapod systems. With its significantly expanded usable motion envelope and advanced 6-degree-of-freedom performance, HexaRev supports highly dynamic, combined-axis maneuvers with a level of realism previously unattainable in DiL simulation. This leap in responsiveness, fidelity, and immersion positions HexaRev as the new standard for virtual development across vehicle dynamics, ride, NVH, ADAS, and HMI applications.
Members of the international judging panel commended HexaRev for its broad impact and engineering innovation:
Hormazd Sorabjee, Autocar India, commented: “A major leap in Driver-in-the-Loop technology. The new mechanical architecture and expanded usable motion envelope meaningfully improve high-dynamics scenario testing. For dynamics, ADAS, HMI and ride work, HexaRev delivers the broadest and deepest impact.”
Tarcisio Dias, Mecânica Online, Brazil, added:“HexaRev delivers the most advanced 6-DoF motion platform currently available, overcoming traditional hexapod motion limitations and enabling high-fidelity, combined-axis dynamic manoeuvres. It offers the widest impact across vehicle dynamics, ride comfort, NVH, ADAS and HMI development, making it the most influential tool in this category.”
HexaRev’s recognition marks a significant milestone for VI-grade and for the broader simulation community. VI-grade invites customers and partners to experience HexaRev in person at its SimCenter in Udine, Italy, to see how this award-winning platform can advance their development processes.
In addition to HexaRev’s win, VI-grade’s recently launched AutoHawk Extreme was named runner-up in the same award category. This recognition further underscores VI-grade’s continued leadership in delivering high-performance simulation solutions across the development workflow.
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