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Volkswagen’s Software Chief Envisions Pay-as-You-Go Autonomy
‘We could give you autonomous driving for the next 50 miles, so you can relax or sleep or do whatever.’
Volkswagen’s ID.3 electric vehicle in the showroom at the automaker's factory in Dresden, Germany.
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Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess has said his company can remain a leading auto manufacturer and bypass Tesla Inc. only if it steps up its software game. That makes the company’s Cariad unit a linchpin of its long-term success.