Artificial Intelligence and Its Roles in the R&D of Vehicle Powertrain Products

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Review Artificial Intelligence and Its Roles in the R&D of Vehicle Powertrain Products Quan Zhou , * , Ji Li , and Hongming Xu , * Birmingham CASE Automotive Research and Education Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK * Correspondence: q.zhou@bham.ac.uk (Q.Z.); h.m.xu@bham.ac.uk (H.X.)     Received: 5 October 2022 Accepted: 20 November 2022 Published: 25 December 2022   Abstract: Decarbonization requires global actions, and the transport sector is the main battlefield since it contributes more than 20% of CO 2 emissions. Vehicle electrification is an effective routine to reduce vehicle carbon emissions, but it increases the complexity of the vehicle systems, especially the powertrain systems. The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is promoting the development of new automation technologies that can benefit the automotive industry. This paper reviews the key milestones of AI technology development for vehicle research and development (R&D) and highlights the advantage of AI-based methods in powertrain design and control. An outlook of future research directions will be discussed, and conclusions will be summarized.