Volkswagen plans to make autonomous driving market-ready

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Dr. Marc Langendorf
Dr. Marc Langendorf
Corporate Communications Head of Corporate Communications
Eric Felber
Eric Felber
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles | Head of Communications
Volkswagen Group
  • Volkswagen establishes subsidiary Volkswagen Autonomy (VWAT) GmbH as a centre of excellence for autonomous driving under the direction of Alexander Hitzinger
  • VWAT bundles Group activities for the development of self-driving systems from Level 4
  • VWAT sites in Munich, Wolfsburg, Silicon Valley and China planned
  • Alexander Hitzinger: "We expect self-driving systems to be used in the commercial sector at a large scale from around the middle of the next decade."

Wolfsburg (Germany). Volkswagen AG today announced the foundation of Volkswagen Autonomy GmbH (VWAT GmbH) with headquarters in Munich and Wolfsburg. Another subsidary in Silicon Valley will follow in 2020. A further subsidiary is planned in China in 2021. As a centre of excellence for autonomous driving from Level 4, VWAT will serve to build up know-how within the Group and bring a self-driving system (SDS) to market maturity. The company will be managed by Alexander Hitzinger, Senior Vice President for autonomous driving in the Volkswagen Group and Member of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management responsible for Technical Development at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV). VWCV in Hanover is the leading brand within the Group for Autonomous Driving, Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), and Transport-as-a-Service (TaaS).

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