How VW Group aims to dodge automated driving setbacks How VW Group aims to dodge automated driving setbacks Automaker is following a two-track approach for the technology VW Group says the full-electric ID Buzz will its first vehicle that can drive autonomously. Volkswagen Group's ambitions in the areas of highly automated and autonomous cars have been cooled by setbacks. Those included premium subsidiary Audi abandoning plans to turn on Level 3 conditional autonomy in the A8 flagship sedan and the group's inability to create a standard for the technology together with other partners. In addition, rivals such as Tesla, Honda, Mercedes-Benz and BMW are pressing ahead with much greater speed than Europe's largest automaker.