Overview

• Announced at IAA Mobility in Munich, the plan funds AI-supported vehicle engineering, industrial applications, and high‑performance IT infrastructure.
• Volkswagen says AI will be deployed across the value chain to accelerate model development and enhance competitiveness.
• A partnership with Dassault Systèmes will build an AI-driven engineering environment intended to reduce product cycles to about 36 months.
• The company reports more than 1,200 AI applications already in use and says its WE & AI training has reached over 130,000 employees.
• Scaling measures include rolling out new AI tools on a Digital Production Platform linking 40+ sites, exploring a Large Industry Model, and expanding a Group private cloud to strengthen data sovereignty and cybersecurity.