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VW’s Bid to Challenge Tesla Will Start With a Software Patch
- First ID.3 vehicles won’t have all software functions
- Production issues contributed to CEO losing control of VW unit
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Volkswagen AG will narrowly meet an end-of-summer deadline to start deliveries of its flagship ID.3 electric car, but early buyers will have to wait months for all the features to work.
Two software functions in the first vehicles delivered in September will be activated only through an update in early 2021, VW said Wednesday in a statement. Customers willing to wait for delivery until the fourth quarter will have full functionality right from the start.