Siemens and Local Motors have come together with an intention to advance the future of manufacturing by optimising the development and large-scale 3D printing of cars. The partnership combines the power of Siemens' product lifecycle management (PLM) software technology with Local Motors' leadership in co-created and 3D-printed vehicles - a process called direct digital manufacturing (DDM). With a shared vision for the future of product development, Local Motors plans to enhance productivity in its innovative Local Motors (LM) Labs program by leveraging Siemens' expertise in creating ‘digital twins', while Siemens expects to further enhance its digital enterprise software suite to support the latest advances in additive manufacturing and 3D printing.

"We have been partners with Siemens since 2011, and today's announcement takes that partnership to the next level by enabling our community of co-creators to innovate even faster," said Jay Rogers, CEO,  Local Motors. "We developed the world's first co-created vehicle and 3D-printed car, and now our LM Labs program is providing the world's makers with a way - both online and offline - to create new technologies to advance the future of transportation. Open to anyone, LM Labs helps brilliant minds create new technologies the world needs. While our primary focus is on developing vehicles, LM Labs is a place where the community can advance any technology."

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