Problems in the software division Cariad alert the supervisory board

VW boss Herbert Diess

The manager took over responsibility for the VW software division Cariad at the beginning of the year.

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Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich According to the website of the subsidiary Cariad, which was founded in 2020, the software from Volkswagen should be groundbreaking and groundbreaking. But after start-up investments of more than six billion euros, the future project mainly produces trouble.

The various programs are very late and not compatible with each other, promised leaps in quality are not forthcoming. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the cause of the misery is a fundamental rift on the board.

At the beginning of the year, VW CEO Herbert Diess took over responsibility for Cariad from Audi CEO Markus Duesmann. Today they both blame each other for the problems. Porsche CEO Oliver Blume is also upset, as the controversial software does not fit into the success story of the sports car manufacturer’s planned IPO.

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