<div>Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) is a key aspect in the vehicle development.
Reducing noise and vibration to create a comfortable environment is one of the
main objectives in vehicle design. In the literature, many theoretical and
experimental methods have been presented for improving the NVH performances of
vehicles. However, in the great majority of situations, physical prototypes are
still required as NVH is highly dependent on subjective human perception and a
pure computational approach often does not suffice. In this article, driving
simulators are discussed as a tool to reduce the need of physical prototypes
allowing a reduction in development time while providing a deep understanding of
vehicle NVH characteristics. The present article provides a review of the
current development of driving simulator focused on problems, challenges, and
solutions for NVH applications. Starting from the definition of the human
response to noise and vibration, this article describes the different driving
simulator technologies to tackle all the involved perception aspects. The
different available technologies are discussed and compared as to provide design
engineers with a complete picture of the current possibilities and future
trends.</div>