Automakers like Tesla are embracing software simulation to rack up virtualized testing hours, in an effort to accelerate the delivery of new revenue generating services in their vehicles – against a backdrop of increased automation that could lead to a cliff-edge fall for their sales. Simulation looks set to slash the four-year testing norms to just one year, and the impact this will have is not clear. Simulation entails testing a new piece of code written for a vehicle in a virtualized setting, to ensure that code doesn’t break the vehicle out on the road – allowing them to test new IVI software in a virtualized car, for instance. Once this this simulated testing is complete, the automaker can then…