DIMO Launches Vehicle Simulator for Developer Testing
DIMO Launches Vehicle Simulator for Developer Testing
š Test without driving
DIMO has released a vehicle simulator in its Developer Console, allowing developers to test applications without physical vehicles.
Key Features:
- Virtual vehicles receive real on-chain identities
- Emit live signals including speed, GPS, RPM, fuel level, engine coolant temperature, and tire pressure
- Support OBD fault codes that self-clear after 5-20 minutes
- Use the same telemetry pipeline as physical vehicles
- Enable webhook testing and agentic workflow development
The simulator provides realistic data shapes and signal names through the Telemetry API, with more signals planned for future releases.
Developers can now build and test fleet dashboards, webhooks, and workflows before connecting actual vehicles. Virtual vehicles follow the same permission flow as real cars, eliminating special cases or simulator flags.
Your simulated vehicle emits live signals: ā Speed, GPS, RPM, fuel level ā Engine coolant temp (cold start warmup included) ā Tire pressure drift per wheel ā OBD fault codes that self-clear after 5ā20 min All queryable via the Telemetry API. Real signal names. Real data
Spin up a virtual vehicle in the Developer Console. It gets a real on-chain identity, goes through the same permission flow your users will see, and emits signals through the exact same telemetry pipeline as a physical car. No simulator flags. No special cases.
Want to build a fleet dashboard but only have one vehicle? Want to test webhooks without driving around? Spin up simulated vehicles, fire webhooks, run agentic workflows ā all before a single physical car is connected. ā console.dimo.org
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