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Volkswagen announces an unprecedented 15-year “upgrade” in the life of its vehicles’ operating system

Written by Roberta Souza
Published 29/03/2023 às 22:04
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New upgrade in the operating system of Volkswagen cars will guarantee brand consumers a longer-lasting use of the plant

Volkswagen's software division, Cariad, proposed an increase in the useful life of the digital operating system contained on the brand's vehicles, establishing a period of 15 years. The announcement came through an interview with Volkswagen CEO Dirk Hilgenberg, who stated that the company is accelerating the cycle of programmed obsolescence of vehicles, which has also been happening in other sectors.

In addition, Volkswagen is starting its transition to Android Automotive OS, which will be adopted in vehicles of all brands of the group. The platform is already being used by other multinationals such as Volvo and GM and other multinationals such as Stellantis, Honda and Ford have also announced the adoption of the operating system.

Vehicle operating system: important or not?

As much as we think that the vehicle's operating system is a secondary component, currently digital platforms play a very important role in vehicles and the trend is that they become more and more essential.

If we think about the operating system of cell phones, for example, a vital aspect for them is the time they will have technical support and constant updates. Without these components, the operating system will function incorrectly and may be vulnerable to cyber attacks.

With this, the CEO of Volkswagen also states that the period of 15 years of useful life of the operating system of the vehicles may vary, being a minimum of 10 years and the maximum may exceed 15 years, since Volkswagen may have already made agreements with other companies to in order to serve vehicle owners for a longer period of time. The longer duration of the operating system applies especially to vehicles from brands such as Porsche, Bugatti and Lamborghini.

More about the automaker Volkswagen: New electric Volkswagen hits the market with extraordinary value equivalent to a Polo and with surprising economy

Last Wednesday, the 15th, Volkswagen unveiled the unprecedented new electric car it is producing, promising a smaller, cheaper, more economical vehicle that will carry the concept of the Volkswagen ID.2 electric car, the so-called ID.1, according to the Quatro Rodas website.

The starting price of the Volkswagen ID.2 is expected to go on the market at around €25.000, and the ID.140.000 will cost approximately €1, similar to the starting price of the Polo in Germany, with taxes. Volkswagen's electric car is also equivalent to the price of the Polo Highline in Brazil, which costs R$ 111.990.

Roberta Souza

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