2024 Founding of dSPACE Nordic AB
2023 Founding of dSPACE India
2021 Founding of dSPACE Korea
dSPACE Acquires Interests in Berlin Start-Up neurocat
2020 dSPACE strengthens product portfolio for autonomous driving and data management by acquiring Intempora.
2019 dSPACE takes over understand.ai, strengthening its expertise in AI and adding to its portfolio for autonomous driving.
2018 dSPACE celebrates its 30th anniversary
MicroAutoBox Embedded SPU: Convenient data recording and fusion for advanced driver assistance systems and functions for highly automated driving
2016 dSPACE and Intempora sign a strategic partnership to develop tools for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving
Simulation of a truck manufacturer´s entire product portfolio in a single dSPACE HIL system
MicroLabBox: compact prototyping unit for the laboratory
2014 Project Center opened near Wolfsburg, Germany
2013 25th anniversary of dSPACE
2012 > 1,000 employees
The Institute of Computer Science, University of Paderborn, is granted a new professorship for Distributed Embedded Systems – donated by dSPACE
The PC-based VEOS simulation environment makes it possible to simulate function and vehicle models, virtual ECUs (V-ECUs), and bus systems already in early stages of development
SYNECT helps users to manage data such as models, signals, parameters, tests, and test results throughout the entire development process
2011 SCALEXIO: New hardware-in-the-loop system, including new ConfigurationDesk configuration software
ControlDesk Next Generation: New universal experiment software for ECU development
MicroAutoBox II: 2nd generation of the compact, stand-alone prototyping system
2010 Relocation to new company headquarters
2009 TargetLink, dSPACE's production code generator, is certified by certification organization TÜV SÜD according to ISO 26262 and IEC 61508
dSPACE Mechatronic Control Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. opened in China
2008 Dr. Herbert Hanselmann is Entrepreneur Of The Year
SystemDesk: Developing complex ECU software architectures
2007 The ProMINT Initiative: Encouraging young engineers
ASM: Real-time automotive simulation models
RapidPro: Signal conditioning and power stages
2005 Frost & Sullivan Award "Leading Manufacturing Test Company of the Year"
2005 dSPACE K.K. founded in Japan
2004 Premium Member of AUTOSAR
MicroAutoBox for FlexRay and LIN
2003 AutomationDesk for test automation
2002 MotionDesk for real-time 3-D animation
Member of FlexRay Consortium
Project Center opened near Stuttgart
dSPACE Ltd. founded in the UK
2001 dSPACE Sarl founded in France
2000 Project Center opened near Munich
1999 TargetLink: The first production code generator for ECUs based on MATLAB/Simulink
A Founding Member of ASAM e.V.
1998 MicroAutoBox: Complete prototyping system for in-vehicle use
1996 Fastest simulation hardware in the world with a top-of-the-range processor
First custom-built dSPACE facility
1995 First turnkey HIL simulator for an ABS/ESP test bench
1994 First multiprocessor hardware for real-time development systems
COCKPIT graphical user interface
1993 DS1102 Single-Board Controller with processor and I/O
RTI: First real-time system connected to MATLAB/Simulink®
1992 Cooperation with The MathWorks
1991 dSPACE Inc. founded in the USA
1990 First real-time development system with a floating-point processor
1989 First hardware-in-the-loop simulator
First real-time development system for control technology/mechatronics, based on a DSP
1988 The foundation stone dSPACE is launched as a spin-off from the University of Paderborn




















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