Volkswagen beds Microsoft to deliver driverless tech
Volkswagen beds Microsoft to deliver driverless tech
February 12, 2021
German car-maker believes new cloud-based autonomous driving software could herald breakthrough
Volkswagen and Microsoft have announced that they are extending their partnership to develop a new cloud-based technology that will help both parties fast-forward the introduction of autonomous driving systems.
As part of the deal, Volkswagen’s software division will have access to the US tech giant’s cloud-based Microsoft Azure platform.
This, claims both parties, will help the development of the driverless tech and enable it to be more easily integrated into cars.
It’s understood that the greater processing power in the cloud could overcome the limitation of current hardware used in vehicles, which struggle to cope with crunching the amount of data needed for autonomous driving.
2021-02-11 18:06:06 GMT2021-02-12 02:06:06(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BERLIN, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) German carmaker Volkswagen has teamed up with U.S. technology company Microsoft to accelerate the development of automated driving, the two companies announced on Thursday.
The aim is to jointly build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform (ADP) to develop driver assistance systems and automated driving functions more efficiently, according to their joint statement. By combining our comprehensive expertise in the development of connected driving solutions with Microsoft s cloud and software engineering know-how, we will accelerate the delivery of safe and comfortable mobility services, said Dirk Hilgenberg, chief executive officer (CEO) of Volkswagen s software company Car.Software Organization, in a statement.
Volkswagen and Microsoft are collaborating on autonomous vehicles, with the two behemoths planning to work on an Automated Driving Platform. Announced today,