VOLKSWAGEN GROUP SELECTS NVIDIA AS KEY STRATEGIC PARTNER TO DEVELOP AI-COCKPIT

January 5, 2017 by Volkswagen

• Johann Jungwirth, Chief Digital Officer of the Volkswagen Group, introduces collaboration at CES 2017 to develop the best Artificial Intelligence-based Cockpit User Experience

At CES 2017, Johann Jungwirth, Chief Digital Officer of the Volkswagen Group, announced that it has selected NVIDIA as its strategic partner for the new Volkswagen Group Future Center California in Silicon Valley. Earlier this day the Audi Brand already has announced a cooperation with NVIDIA showing a concept car with piloted driving applications. NVIDIA is serving as a key strategic partner of the Volkswagen Group with its 12 brands.

Johann Jungwirth: 'Volkswagen is integrating NVIDIA technologies like the DRIVE AI Car Computing Platform, NVIDIA Driveworks Software as well as the NVIDIA DGX-1 AI Super Computer to develop an Artificial Intelligence-based Cockpit delivering the best digital user experience in the world.'

Volkswagen is developing this new driving experience in close collaboration with NVIDIA at its Volkswagen Group Future Center California in Belmont, California, and will bring this AI-Cockpit to market in the coming years. The AI-Cockpit will include a massive reduction of hard controls as well as user interactions and is based on a self-learning intelligent digital assistant that anticipates user needs and provides in-vehicle UX that knows what the user wants without asking, based on situation, context, location and additional smart data.

Jungwirth continued, 'With the Future Center California, Volkswagen is progressing toward its goal of being a leading provider of sustainable mobility by 2025. Artificial Intelligence will play a vital role as the company rapidly grows its digitalization and connectivity solutions.'

The mission of the Future Center is to make Volkswagen Group vehicles best in class in terms of customer experience, interface design, operating logic, new interior concepts, infotainment and entertainment. The California facility will be the Volkswagen Group's hub for Advanced Design as well as Advanced UX & Engineering in Silicon Valley. Volkswagen Group also operates two sister Future Center facilities, located in Potsdam (Germany) and Beijing (China).