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CARIAD

CARIAD is the software powerhouse of Volkswagen Group. Its mission: to bundle and further expand the software competencies of the Volkswagen Group. Mobility made easy. For everyone. Software driven.

With a focus on the digital experience and automated driving, CARIAD is building the leading tech stack for the automotive industry. Aiming to create a new automotive experience and increase the innovation speed of Volkswagen Group to make the car a digital companion. The software-defined vehicle powered by CARIAD is a crucial contribution to the success of the Group’s NEW AUTO strategy.

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Locations

Wolfsburg/Ingolstadt/
Berlin/Mönsheim, Germany

Since

2020

Employees

approx. 6,000+

The company was established in 2020 as the Car.Software Organisation. Today, around 6,500 engineers and developers work at CARIAD globally on a uniform software and technology platform for all Volkswagen Group brands. This includes a uniform operating system, a uniform E/E architecture and an automotive cloud. The company is also developing digital functions for the vehicle: driving assistance systems, highly automated driving functions and a uniform infotainment platform including a third-party application store. In this way, CARIAD is creating a new digital ecosystem connecting the digital world of drivers with Volkswagen Group vehicles, paving the way for new, digital business models for the Volkswagen Group. 

With its scalable software and technology platform, CARIAD is developing the technological foundation to turn the car not only into a digital device, but also into a smart companion: a vehicle that accompanies customers into the future even years later through updates with new digital function.

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The specified fuel consumption and emission data are determined in accordance with the measurement procedures prescribed by law. 1 January 2022, the WLTP test cycle completely replaced the NEDC test cycle and therefore no NEDC values are available for new type approved vehicles after that date. This information does not refer to a single vehicle and is not part of the offer but is only intended for comparison between different types of vehicles. Additional equipment and accessories (additional components, tyre formats, etc.) can alter relevant vehicle parameters such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, affecting the vehicle's fuel consumption, power consumption, CO2 emissions and driving performance values in addition to weather and traffic conditions and individual driving behavior. Due to more realistic testing conditions, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured according to WLTP will in many cases be higher than the values measured according to NEDC. As a result, the taxation of vehicles may change accordingly as of 1 September 2018. For further information on the differences between WLTP and NEDC, please visit www.volkswagen.de/wltp. Further information on official fuel consumption data and official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger cars can be found in the "Guide to fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption for new passenger car models", which is available free of charge from all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at www.dat.de/co2.