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Volkswagen ID.2all’s interior revealed

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Volkswagen, once the pioneer of affordable electric vehicles, is desperately trying to disrupt the market with its future offering – the ID.2all. Priced at a modest €25,200 (for now it’s just a promise), this budget-friendly electric car wants to challenge the stereotype that economical EVs compromise on space and features. Volkswagen unveiled the ID.2all concept in March, introducing an electric… Read more…

Automakers had their chance, it’s time to let Apple fix terrible car software


Apple announced two new partners for its next-generation CarPlay platform this week — Porsche and Aston Martin. The latter, a storied but historically technology-challenged (remember the Lagonda?) sports car brand that would greatly benefit from using someone else’s software, makes sense. But Porsche? That was more than a bit of a surprise to me — especially given the company’s storied reputation for engineering its own solutions and recently announced Android-based Macan. But I believe Porsche knows something much of the industry isn’t yet ready to accept: That Apple’s software can create far more value for Porsche’s cars than Porsche could ever create on its own. Other automakers should start living in this reality instead of chasing the fantasy that they’re software companies, if only we’d give them 10 or 20 years to figure it out. Read more…