The automaker expects the metaverse to save 320 million euros ($338 million) in costs by mid-decade and reduce vehicle delivery times by 60%, while cutting 50% of sales. carbon emissions generated in the manufacturing process.

Renault held its latest Tech Industry Day in November at its Flins plant, northwest of Paris, and demonstrated through 32 use cases how cloud-connected manufacturing and logistics are driving efficiency gains.

While cloud and metaverse are becoming common terms in the automotive industry, Renault says that connecting 8,500 pieces of equipment across all production lines is the cumulative result of efforts that began in 2016.

To do this, Renault developed its own data capture and standardization platform that fed granular information into the…