According to foreign media reports, Volkswagen Group decided to start collecting driving data on new cars from next year to promote the development of autonomous driving technology.
With the consent of the owner, the Volkswagen Group will collect the required data through the cameras on the new car, including Audi, Porsche, Bentley, Volkswagen, Skoda and Seat.
The Volkswagen Group believes that given its advantages in sales volume, the information it collects makes it more advantageous in comparison with other competitors. As of August, Volkswagen Group's global sales reached 6.8 million units, an increase of 2% compared with the same period last year.
Ulrich Eichorn, Volkswagen R&D Director, said at the Frankfurt Motor Show this month: "We can map Europe in 5 hours with the sat nav system in the car."
The way the public collects data is similar to Tesla, which collects relevant data in the shadow mode through Autopilot. In the future, Volkswagen will extend the information collected to the Pegasus database, which also contains global real-time driving scene information.
Borrowing the collected data avoids waiting for the autopilot to know how it works when it sends an accident. It's like having to wait for a real accident before going through a crash test. However, improvements to autonomous driving techniques have been carried out in the database to address related issues.
As part of the strategic 2025 business plan, Volkswagen Group is actively developing autopilot systems and artificial intelligence. CEO Muller said at the Frankfurt Motor Show that the group will launch fully automatic L5-class self-driving electric cars, trucks and trucks by 2021.
Audi Aicon, the group's first L5-class autonomous driving concept car, also made its debut at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show. Audi said that the A8 sedan to be launched next year will be the first to carry the L3-class autonomous driving technology, which can automatically drive at speeds up to 60 kph in multiple lanes.
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