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Automakers' Latest Supply Chain Challenge: Software

Shockwaves continue in the auto industry following global shortages of chips and battery-grade lithium and cobalt to support EV supply chains. Both forced automakers to fundamentally rethink who was on their supplier lists and how much lead time they required.

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VW's New EV Platform Still Supports Combustion Engines

It’s been a little over four years since Volkswagen announced SSP, its all-encompassing electric vehicle architecture. The Scalable Systems Platform was originally expected to be ready by now, but it has been delayed until later this decade. Multiple reports from German media attributed the setback to VW’s software division, Cariad.…

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VW’s Cariad Software Division Is Doing Better Now: CEO

With losses of over $7.5 billion in three years, Cariad was responsible for the delayed launch of the Porsche Macan EV.

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Why Everyone Is Struggling To Create 'Software Defined Vehicles'

No one has it easy, but some companies are doing a whole lot better than others. Still, the road ahead is a long one.

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VW Group’s Cariad Software Division Had A Bad Year. Again

Cariad, “the software powerhouse of Volkswagen Group,” as stated on the company’s website, has gone from shining star to source of financial headaches in less than five years.

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China’s 'Smart Car' Tech Could Get To The U.S. Through Volkswagen

China’s car companies are way ahead of traditional American and European automakers when it comes to software. It’s something many industry experts, including some top-tier execs, have admitted to.

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Over 800,000 electric car owners and drivers may have had private info exposed online

Data from 800,000 Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen cars was stored insecurely in an Amazon cloud folder.

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Unprotected VW Data Exposed Locations Of 800,000 EVs

A security oversight by software company Cariad left the location data of 800,000 VW Group electric cars in Europe exposed on the open internet for several months, a new report claims. A whistleblower informed Spiegel, a German news outlet, and a European hacker association of the vulnerability, which linked the…

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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 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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