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Despite setbacks, Volkswagen Group brands are ready to robo

Volkswagen tests a Level 4 autonomous system, top. The automaker is bolstering its plans for the autonomous space, including an eventual robotaxi based on the ID Buzz, middle, and the Trinity, bottom, which will have a neural network capable of learning.
Volkswagen tests a Level 4 autonomous system, top. The automaker is bolstering its plans for the autonomous space, including an eventual robotaxi based on the ID Buzz, middle, and the Trinity, bottom, which will have a neural network capable of learning. (AUTOMOTIVE NEWS ILLUSTRATION)
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May 08, 2021 04:00 AM

Volkswagen Group's ambitions in highly automated and autonomous vehicles have been cooled by setbacks.

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