Overview
- The autonomous research vehicle operates on an approximately 10 km city route that includes intersections, roundabouts, construction zones, residential streets and industrial areas.
- Each trip lasts about 20 minutes with the test participant seated where a driver would normally sit.
- A trained safety driver monitors from the passenger seat and can intervene using a joystick-equipped control panel.
- Passengers can set temperature, ambient lighting and other preferences via an app, with artificial intelligence personalizing the digital cabin.
- Volkswagen Group Innovation is running the multi-week program with company employees to gather user-behavior data for future concepts across the group’s brands.