At CES 2024, Volkswagen announced integration of OpenAI’s AI-powered ChatGPT into its IDA voice assistant, becoming the first volume manufacturer to standardize this technology in many of its production vehicles from the second quarter of 2024. This integration, enabled by Cerence Chat Pro from technology partner Cerence, will be available in models including the electrics...
Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) announced today that the special deal with Volkswagen, to set up an electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario, will set the federal government back by approximately $16.3 billion over the next decade. This new estimate overshadows the government's original figures by billions, which originally accounted for a $700 million...
Summary: Canada's federal government offers $13 billion in subsidies to secure Volkswagen's first electric vehicle battery gigafactory outside Europe, supporting the country's position in the auto sector. The funding includes annual production subsidies and capital cost grants, aligning with financial incentives provided by the US's Inflation Reduction Act. Despite criticism over the subsidy size, the...
Volkswagen Group today announced an in-house app store that will start rolling out soon to cars across its Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, and Porsche brands
