Volkswagen CEO: 90% of innovation in the automotive industry lies in software

According to Reuters reported on March 13, Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen Group, said at the annual press conference of Volkswagen: "In the future automotive innovation, software will account for 90%." Volkswagen increased recruitment software Experts ensure that the public is at the forefront of innovation in software.

In 2015, Volkswagen used engine management cheats to tamper with emissions data and was fined 28 billion euros. After the "diesel door" scandal, the public made adjustments to the strategy.

Consumers are increasingly interested in advanced driver assistance systems, smartphone connectivity, and driverless capabilities, so the demand for software features is also growing. Diss said: "We currently have 20,000 R&D personnel, 90% of which are geared towards hardware development. By 2030, this will change radically. Software will account for half of R&D costs."

Diss explained that with a smartphone as a reference, a car requires 10 times the number of software code lines, while a driverless car has more than 1,000 times the software code of a smartphone. Volkswagen needs more software engineers to program the various sensors and actuators used in a car, so that autonomous cars can respond correctly, respond to traffic conditions, and avoid accidents.

Volkswagen said it will transform a computer-distributed system, the control unit, into a more centralized, networked electronic architecture. Diss said: "The new upgraded golf model proves to us that the networking of various control units is too complicated at this stage. We will combine more than 70 control units from more than 200 different suppliers into three central vehicles. computer."