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Porsche To Add Mobileye Driver Assistance To Future Cars
VW sportscar brand Porsche in major deal to add Mobileye driver-assistance platform to future vehicles after ending Argo AI support
Volkswagen To Build EV Academy In China’s Hainan
Volkswagen to build electric vehicle academy in China's Hainan province as it seeks to hold on to top spot in world's biggest car market
Mercedes-Benz And CATL To Build Massive EV Battery Plant In Hungary
Mercedes-Benz and world's biggest EV battery maker CATL to build 7.3bn euro battery plant in eastern Hungary as automakers look to go electric
Volkswagen Chief Herbert Diess To Step Down
Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess to leave company next month after spearheading massive investments into software and electric vehicles
Volkswagen In ‘Long-Term Chip Deal’ With Qualcomm
Volkswagen seals long-term global deal with Qualcomm to supply specialised chips for self-driving features starting in 2026, Handelsblatt reports
Volkswagen Inks Joint Ventures For China EV Battery Supplies
Volkswagen to establish joint ventures with China's Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Group for nickel and cobalt as raw material prices soar
Ford Expands Electric Vehicle Deal With Volkswagen
Ford to manufacture additional all-electric vehicle on Volkswagen's platform, expanding planned line-up for European market
Volkswagen Microbus To Return As Electric Vehicle
Volkswagen to show production version of all-electric Microbus in March, with sales set to begin in US next year amidst soaring interest in EVs
Acer Slaps Volkswagen With 4G Patent Lawsuit – Report
Legal battle. German car giant sued, as Taiwanese PC maker Acer alleges VW has not paid for licenses for its 4G network patents
Data Breach Affects 3.3m Volkswagen, Audi Customers
Personal data on more than 3.3m Volkswagen and Audi customers in North America compromised after vendor leaves information unsecured for two years
Volkswagen Blames Chip Makers For Silicon Shortage
German car maker VW blames poor planning by chip makers as the principle reason for most car brands having to reduce factory production
Microsoft Cloud To Help Volkswagen Self-Driving Push
German car maker Volkswagen expands Microsoft partnership to use Azure cloud services to help it develop self-driving cars
Taiwan Meeting With Top US Official Will Discuss Silicon Shortage
Silicon squeeze. Global shortage of silicon chips will be a topic covered during Taiwan's meeting with a senior US official
Coronavirus: Silicon Shortage Slows Car Production
Supply chain squeeze. Worldwide shortage of CPUs is slowing the manufacturing of new cars from a number of the world's largest car makers
Volkswagen Uses Google Quantum Computer For Research
Volkswagen to carry out traffic optimisation, material, and machine learning research on Google quantum computer
Nvidia Joins Forces With Volkswagen, Volvo, And ZF To Accelerate The Adoption Of Driverless Car Tech
More driverless car systems can be expected on road before too long
Google, Ford, Volkswagen And Others Challenge California’s Proposed Rules On Driverless Car Testing
The search giant and car makers objected to potential regulatory roadblocks the autonomous driving development
HERE Sucks Data From Cars To Power Traffic Services
Digital map maker HERE has revealed a set of traffic services which pull data from a car’s sensors, the company’s location services and other vehicles
LG, VW Collaborating To Develop A Connected Car And Home Platform
The joint research between LG and VW aims to create a next-generation platform that better connects cars and homes for owners
Mirantis Wins OpenStack Cloud Contract With Volkswagen
Pure play OpenStack vendor Mirantis to run cloud applications across every Volkswagen brand
The Best Brand Social Media Reactions of 2015
Digital marketing agency Liberty Marketing takes a look at the moments in 2015 when brands truly connected with their audiences through social media
Volkswagen’s Emissions Software Cheat ‘Will Cause 60 Premature Deaths’
An MIT study suggests a swift vehicle recall by Volkswagen would avoid 130 early deaths, though
Huawei And Volkswagen Partner For Connected Cars
Integration of smartphones with cars deepens with partnership between Huawei and Volkswagen