Ready for Real

The freedom to design and control simulator functionality - defining your competitive edge

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Proven in Cruden’s bespoke simulators, now available for every simulator

Software is an essential part of every simulator and a decisive factor in realising functionality that matches your team’s philosophy and approach to performance. For over two decades, we’ve engineered simulators for leading motorsport and automotive teams. The software framework we developed to enable unique customisations is now available as a standalone product for every simulator.

Take Control of Your Simulator

Panthera Software Framework

Integration Services

Visual Fidelity
The Key to Feeling Motion

Visual fidelity is not just about nice-looking graphics, it's is a core motion cue and essential to make your driver feel the car. At the same time, the precision of the virtual track surface defines how accurately vehicle dynamics translate into motion cues and driver feedback.
Cruden’s track models are designed through a driver’s perspective. Every brake-marker, kerb, skid mark, is reproduced exactly as on the real circuit.

Our goal is to have the driver recognise the real track from the simulator and not the other way around.

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Natural-looking visuals

Physically Based Rendering (PBR) materials

Ray‑traced lighting without visual delay, optimised for 240+ FPS to maintain motion–vision coherence

Minimal latency and stable image behaviour during rapid scene changes

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Full flexibility for last‑minute track updates

Instantly implement layout changes such as sausage kerbs, barriers, kerbs or runoff adjustments

Modify, reposition or add track elements independently — without requiring support from Cruden

Intuitive editing tools to make rapid updates while maintaining track integrity

Supports team-created content: build or modify tracks using your own in-house team or external 3rd-party modelers

High fidelity for both vehicle physics and driver perception

LiDAR-based ground-truth road surface for accurate tyre model force calculations

Realistic micro‑variations in asphalt structure for improved grip interpretation

A model that “feels right” to the vehicle “looks right” to the driver

Visual cues optimised for driver recognition and timing

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Maximum Immersion Unlimited Flexibility

Panthera delivers true motion realism and full driver immersion, proven in Cruden’s own simulators. Its open architecture lets teams extend functionality, integrate third-party tools, or develop custom features without compromising performance or coherence, keeping the simulator perfectly in sync with your driver’s senses.

Explore the Panthera software framework

Take control of your simulator

Configure motion, visuals and timing exactly to your philosophy

Build custom modules and tools that reflect your engineering approach

Integrate your own software without restrictions from closed systems

Shape your simulator into a competitive asset unique to your team

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Create competitive advantage through custom functionality

Develop unique workflows for setup evaluation and driver development

Combine Panthera with team-specific tools and engineering workflows

Tailor motion and visual cueing for individual drivers

Create functionality that is unique to your team and simulator

Guaranteed immersion with full flexibility

Dedicated CoreBox hardware with Linux OS to safeguard timing and coherence

Sub 0,1 millisecond latency on critical signal flows

Custom features run in isolated modules.

Freedom to innovate without compromising driver experience

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Integrated Expertise

Cruden is not just a software vendor; we are a full-simulator engineering company with deep software and system-integration expertise. Panthera fits naturally into any simulator setup.
You choose how you work: develop and configure your simulator software in-house, collaborate with trusted third-party partners, or work directly with our team. Panthera gives you complete freedom without locking you into a single workflow.
With the Panthera CoreBox, our engineers can support your system remotely with the same effectiveness as being on-site, ensuring smooth integration, fast troubleshooting and reliable performance.

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Integration on your terms

Collaborate with our engineers whenever needed, from operator support to full turnkey customisations

Configure, adapt and extend Panthera independently, with your own development resources

20+ years of expertise in motorsport simulator design

Guidance without dependency: you stay in control of your simulator

Cruden motorsport simulator with GT mock-up

Motorsport‑specific support that understands your context

More than 20 years of experience in motorsport simulator design

Deep understanding of race‑engineering workflows, driver feedback loops and vehicle‑models

Support that anticipates issues unique to high‑performance environments

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Customer Stories

"Our driving simulator plays a crucial role in developing both our drivers and our race cars. We are excited to be partnering with Cruden, who are distinguished experts in motion systems and simulation software.”

René Rosin

Team Principal at PREMA Racing

“Thank you All for embracing the challenge from day one and showing the right ambition to find the best solution for each of the subsystems of the simulator. It would not have happened without the many contributions of all the Cruden personnel involved in the project at the various stages.”

F1 Simulator Engineer