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How VW Got A 'Wake-Up Call' That Sparked A Rivian Team-Up

Anyone who follows the electric vehicle race closely knows that the Volkswagen Group has struggled on the software front for years now. That's a broad term, but it includes everything from in-car subscription services to over-the-air updates to autonomous driving. But what probably no one expected is that VW's tech…

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EV Startup Rivian Shares Jump Over 50% After $1 Billion Investment from Volkswagen

California-based Rivian will form a joint venture with Volkswagen and offer its electrical architecture expertise to expedite the development of a new-age, software-defined vehicle technology platform.

International Business Times UK

How Volkswagen's Endless Software Headaches Led It To Rivian

Volkswagen's CARIAD software division never fully overcame its longtime troubles. Now, it turns to American EV startup Rivian for help.

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Rivian founder tells investors why incoming shareholder VW needs his help to take on Tesla just as much as he needs the cash boost

After years spent and billions lost in a vain attempt to narrow Tesla's considerable lead in software, Volkswagen is flat-out desperate.

Fortune

The 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron In-Car Tech: PlugShare, Video Games, OTA Updates And More

After lots of delays, the Volkswagen Group says its software revolution is ready for prime time. We try it out on the new Audi Q6 E-Tron.

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'Unfathomable': Judge Fires Elon Musk's $55B Pay Package Into The Sun

Plus, more on why General Motors is embracing hybrids again, and Volkswagen starts an AI lab.

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2024 Porsche Macan: A Daring Electric Redesign With 630 HP, More Range Than Taycan

After selling 800,000 units of the first-gen Macan since 2014, Porsche’s best-selling model breathes a new life today in the form of an all-electric SUV.

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VW makes a major move that investors need to know about

The German automaker has to contend with issues in the United States and in Europe.

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Volkswagen Group To Slash 2,000 Jobs At Cariad, Future EV Platforms Face Delays

Volkswagen Group-owned Cariad is undergoing a sweeping reform to solve its software issues for future electric vehicles.

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Volkswagen Hires Rivian, Tesla Veteran To Help Sort Out Its Software Woes

Volkswagen is bringing on Sanjay Lal, a veteran of Rivian and Tesla, to help solve its software woes and hopes to increase EV production soon.

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VW To Fire Cariad Top Executives After Software Development Mess: Report

Cariad was responsible for the multiple glitches encountered on the first units of Volkswagen’s EVs, including the ID.3, ID.4, and ID.5.

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Volkswagen delays key EV project as Tesla challenge stumbles

Volkswagen AG’s ambitious push to supplant Tesla Inc. as the global electric-vehicle leader is running into trouble.

Tribune News Service

Porsche Confirms Macan EV Delay To 2024 Over Slow Software Development

In its IPO share prospectus, Porsche warns that the 718 and Cayenne EVs may also be delayed because VW Group's CARIAD has not finalized the software platform.

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First Electric Bentley Delayed Until 2026, But Not Because Of Software Problems

It was supposed to come out in 2025.

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Volkswagen Group Fired Diess Because Of Software Unit Fiasco

The Porsche and Piëch families that control Volkswagen Group plotted Herbert Diess's ouster while he was on a US trip last week, Bloomberg reports.

AFP

VW's new CEO faces twin challenges of Porsche, software problems

Frankfurt (AFP) - When Oliver Blume ascends to the top job at German automaker Volkswagen in September, he will be faced with taming the challenges that led to the fall of his predecessor, Herbert Diess, last week.

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Musk Says One Thing Is Central to the Future of the Car

Tesla's CEO, who has pushed the auto industry to go electric, weighs in on a particular factor that will be critical to the industry's future.

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VW Group's Software Unit Delaying EVs From Audi, Porsche And Bentley

A report from Automobilwoche claims Cariad is far behind schedule in its development of new software for VW Group's upcoming models.

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Volkswagen Takes on Tesla and Chinese Rivals BYD, NIO

The German automaker seeks to attract Chinese consumers.

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Volkswagen picks San Diego's Qualcomm to supply chips for autonomous driving efforts

Qualcomm has inked a deal to supply chips to Volkswagen Group to help power driver assistance and autonomous driving features in the German auto maker's vehicles starting in 2025.

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