Volkswagen pitches on-demand safety features... for a fee
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The Volkswagen Group’s software subsidiary CARIAD says it’ll support the option to add features like autonomous driving technology on-demand. “We don’t have Level 4 autonomy yet, but you can see that in some areas, driver-assistance functions can be offered by AI.” Mr Hilgenberg said the path to monetising these features involves creating a digital services platform that can support accounts and apps from Google, Apple, and Amazon. “You have to make sure to have what we call a digital services platform that lets the outside world in — Google, Apple, Amazon — where you can bring your accounts to stream and be entertained, or where you can work with office products, do a videoconference or prepare yourself for the next meeting. Mr Hilgenberg said the layout is “similar to what Tesla had initially brought in, but we wanted to jump a step further ahead”, with high integration and more computing power. Bloomberg also reports development of a premium software architecture has been plagued by infighting, delaying models including the upcoming Porsche Macan EV.
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