VW Hopes New Operating System Will Prevent Crashes By 2050

Volkswagen will deploy a new operating system this year, which the carmaker hopes will help prevent any and all car accidents within the next 30 years.

Next-generation VW models will feature software, sensors as well as processors that should enable these cars to anticipate and avoid accidents, while also being able to learn new reflexes, reports Autonews Europe.

“We want to have no more accidents by 2050,” said VW strategy chief, Michael Jost.

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This new operating system, which is being launched along with the ID.3 electric vehicle, will be continually updated as software algorithms improve, added Jost.

“How quickly can data and algorithms improve? Our customers should benefit from deep learning every week, and every day. We are moving from being a device company to being a software company,” he said.

Yet, VW is reportedly having major issues with the ID.3, specifically its software, with some media outlets saying that severe glitches could force the automaker to abandon the EV’s planned sales launch for this summer. Officially though, the timeline for the ID.3 has yet to change.

“We are not yet at 100 percent,” said Thomas Ulbrich, a VW board member responsible for electromobility. “It is normal that there are still technical tasks to be done shortly before market launch.”

Of course, there’s a pretty big difference between not being at 100% regarding the ID.3’s software, and test drivers reporting some 300 errors per day. We’ll have to wait and see if the ID.3 will be good to go by the summer, because if not, the brand’s plans to build 1.5 million electric cars by 2025 might be impacted.