所有大众电动车将获得免费的软件更新

Thanks toover-the-air software updates, car owners can add new features, fix software bugs, or upgrade the performance or driving range remotely free of charge without even having to visit a car dealership. Since it launched in America, theVolkswagen ID.4has been amassive success for VW, but it's had a few teething issues.

During our test drive, we encountered a few stability issues with the infotainment system, but this can easily be fixed with a software update. In the US, all ID.4s comepre-installed with ID.Software 2.1, which enables over-the-air-software updates, but customers in Europe had to visit their local dealer to install the update.

From now, though, all VW ID. models including the ID.3, ID.4, and ID.4 GTX will receive regular over-software updates roughly every 12 weeks to keep the EVs up to date. Until now, these updates were only available as part of a test phase for customers registered with the "ID. First Movers Club".

"The new updates are a central functionality of the digital, connected car. They will quickly become normal for our customers, in the same way as they have for their smartphones," said Thomas Ulbrich, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at VW. "Software development is iterative and fast. We work in short cycles, like a tech company, and provide updates to our customers at correspondingly short intervals."