Volkswagen is restructuring its driver-assistance development in Europe, according to a report from Heise. The carmaker is rebuilding the teams responsible for assisted-driving functions — the sensors, software and validation work behind features such as adaptive cruise control and lane keeping — rather than continuing with its existing setup.
The move lands against the backdrop of Volkswagen's long and expensive effort to bring software development in-house. Its software arm CARIAD has been delayed repeatedly, contributing to overdue model launches and senior leadership departures, and driver-assistance software has been one of the harder pieces of that program.
Rebuilding the development organization in Europe suggests Volkswagen wants tighter control over a function that is both a competitive differentiator and an area of rising regulatory scrutiny, as rules governing automated driving tighten across the region.
