Herbert Diess
The VW boss has been responsible for the Cariad software unit himself since the beginning of the year.
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At the beginning of the year, Herbert Diess made the new software unit Cariad a top priority. The Volkswagen boss took over operational supervision from Audi boss Markus Duesmann. After all, Cariad is responsible for the most important future business in the automotive industry: the development of the central software for its own car operating system and automated driving.
Since then, not only the future success of Volkswagen has depended on Cariad. It is probably also the last test for Diess personally. “I expect the work to be going well now,” said Group Works Council member Daniela Cavallo.
After around 100 days, however, the interim balance is sobering: brand selfishness, unsustainable schedules and the departure of top managers and employees still characterize the picture at Cariad. The 63-year-old is under pressure.
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