Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested.
Many automakers dream of self-driving cars that are effectively lounges on wheels, but VW is taking things one step further. The brand has unveiled a Gen.Travel "design study" EV that it hopes could replace short flights. The four-person travel pod would be completely autonomous (that is, SAE Level 5) and revolve around a modular interior […]
Enlarge / Volkswagen won’t reveal the US-spec ID Buzz for another year, but it invited us to drive the European version, which it has just launched. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Volkswagen provided flights from Washington, DC, to Copenhagen and back, plus two nights in a hotel so we could drive the ID Buzz. Ars does not […]
If electric cars are going to become a staple of American roads, they’re going to need chargers near prominent routes. And VW’s Electrify America is about to address that. The company has revealed plans to install the first EV charging stations along the Ohio Turnpike, a 241-mile toll road meant to speed up trips in […]
Volkswagen’s court-mandated subsidiary, Electrify America, has announced its second investment of $ 200 million into the nation’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and not a moment too soon. Plug-in car sales in the United States have already surpassed last year’s record of nearly 200,000 deliveries, thanks to Tesla’s rollout of the Model 3, and we’ve still got […]
VW knows it has to rethink its approach to technology if it’s going to adapt to a world full of electric cars, autonomy and ridesharing services, and that extends to the very software that makes those vehicles tick. The automaker has committed €3.5 billion ($ 4.05 billion) through 2025 for a connected car push that […]
When VW smashed Pikes Peak’s all-time record with an electric car, there was one lingering question for those who couldn’t see it live: where’s the footage? You’ve got it now. VW has posted uninterrupted aerial footage of its I.D. R Pikes Peak racer’s 7-minute 57-second hill climb, and the pace is as relentless as you’d […]
You’ve seen electric Formula cars, Le Mans racers and even a Pikes Peak machine, but there’s still room for more firsts in EV racing. VW’s Seat brand has unveiled the Cupra e-Racer, which it says is the first completely electric touring-class race car. It’s built on the existing Cupra Leon TCR design and promises the […]
Volkswagen Volkswagen is revamping its iconic microbus with the I.D. Buzz. The vehicle will be fully electric and hit dealerships in 2022. It will feature a customizable interior and tech features that will eventually move the car toward autonomous driving. Once a symbol of American counterculture during the 1960s and ’70s, Volkswagen’s microbus was […]
WIRED transportation stories you might have missed this week. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a3c3925803e667ded658b1e/master/pass/vw-fa.jpg Feed: All Latest
Volkswagen I was alerted to this rather awesome-looking Volkswagen California XXL camper van by our policy editor and chief Ars van aficionado David Kravets. Based on the VW Crafter, this is a 21st-century descendent of the iconic VW bus (aka the Bulli/Camper/Kombi/Transporter/Type 2). It’s also perhaps the ultimate expression of car camping, short of one […]
