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MAX Senges traded the visionary buzz of Silicon Valley for an old-school German industrial center bracing for a dramatic overhaul. As head of a new coding school in Wolfsburg, the former Google researcher is a small but important part of Volkswagen AG’s massive push into software. The strategy - involving more than $30 billion in investment and multiple projects and partnerships - is critical to catch up to Tesla Inc. and counter the existential risks posed by the automotive ambitions of Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. "The car industry is changing from a focus on, ‘faster, stronger, ’ to ...

Audi is using high-precision swarm data for the first time to improve its car-to-X service “local hazard alerts”. The new version uses a car-to-cloud application that is based on a novel procedure for estimating the coefficient of friction on the basis of the wheel slip. The technology can detect minute...

VW tests self-driving taxis in Germany ahead of 2025 launch AV tech developed with Ford joint venture will be used in ID Buzz minivan The production ID Buzz will be the first VW Group vehicle to drive autonomously. FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen will start field tests of self-driving vehicles for ride-sharing and pooling uses using technology developed by Argo AI, its autonomous driving joint venture launched with Ford Motor. The field tests will take place in Germany this year using a highly automated version of VW's full-electric ID Buzz minivan as part of a plan to launch self-driving vehicles f...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, a brand within the Volkswagen Group, is consistently and rapidly advancing the development and implementation of autonomous driving. The planned introduction of autonomous systems for traffic use in 2025 is currently being prepared at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This year, for the first time, we are conducting field trials in Germany, in which the self-driving system by Argo AI will be used in a version of the future ID. BUZZ by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The aim is to develop a ride-hailing and pooling concept similar to what MOIA offers today. In the...

Here’s why you might be able to smoke a joint in the 2025 ‘Hippie Kombi’ By Motoring Staff Share HANOVER, GERMANY - While the original Type 1 ‘Hippie Kombi’ is stereotypically associated with a smoky interior, driving under the influence of any mind-altering substance is dangerous and illegal no matter how you look at it. However, that might not apply to Volkswagen’s upcoming ID. Buzz electric bus, which was inspired by the aforementioned 1950s bus, because by 2025 there will be a version that drives itself, completely. Volkswagen says it wants to make autonomous...