Volkswagen’s first global EV joins the brand's “Building an Electric Future” exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum, which debuted in November 2019.
VW plans to develop and build autonomous robotaxis and vans for service launch by 2025. The automaker is partnered with Argo AI, though most autonomous development remains in house.
Volkswagen plans to offer the ID.4 electric vehicle across all 50 states, and throughout its network of more than 600 dealers.
To increase range confidence, Volkswagen will provide ID.4 customers, who lease or purchase the electric SUV, with access to Electrify America’s more than 470 charging stations and over 2,000 DC fast chargers, including a newly completed cross-country route to take EV drivers from Washington D.C. to L.A.
This next-generation charging station at its Arizona Proving Grounds will be used to help Volkswagen evaluate battery and charging performance under extreme hot-weather conditions.
The preferred dealer chosen by the customer at the beginning of the sales process receives the same commission and bonus as in showroom business, even if the vehicle is purchased online direct from Volkswagen.
The center will be based at Volkswagen’s Innovation and Engineering Center California in Belmont, and anticipates hiring 50 to 100 experts in systems engineering and architecture this year.
As of July 2019 all newly registered electric vehicles must produce an artificial driving sound. Volkswagen got creative.
Volkswagen Group of America has joined the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium, a engineering working group that's developing best safety practices for AV technology.
The Chattanooga site will be VW's North-American hub for EV manufacturing.