Volkswagen is testing future technologies
The Wolfsburg would like to set up its own car service with autonomous cars in addition to the car production.
HamburgVolkswagen drives the Preparations for self-driving cars and cooperates with the Chinese Internet giant Baidu. The Wolfsburger join as partners in the technology platform Apollo founded by Baidu, which develops technologies for autonomous cars, as both companies announced in Beijing on Friday.
Apollo is considered a leader Technology consortium for autonomous driving in the People’s Republic, where the development of robotic cars is progressing rapidly.
Volkswagen intends to become a mobility provider over the next few years, offering not only the sale of cars but also travel services. Self-propelled cars will be needed in a few years. The change wants to create the world’s largest carmaker with the help of partners.
With the world’s largest software company Microsoft The Lower Saxony already cooperate in the development of digital services and mobility services. With the US carmaker Ford speaks Volkswagen also about an alliance in the development of autonomous cars and battery-powered cars.
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