Neowin News Feed for: Volkswagen

Popular car brand wants you to pay monthly to unlock more horsepower

David Uzondu — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:44:01 +0000

Monthly subscriptions are everywhere these days, and now one major car brand wants you to pay for a plan that unlocks extra horsepower in certain models. Read more...

Hate on first-ever electric car fire in a small EU country backfired, as the cause was arson

Martin Hodás — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:18:01 +0000

A huge electric car fire in Slovakia fueled a wave of hate toward EVs on social media due to safety concerns. However, the real cause was revealed a few days later when CCTV footage was made public. Read more...

Tesla Superchargers welcomes All EVs in Canada

Omer Dursun — Mon, 29 May 2023 17:16:01 +0000

Tesla opens Superchargers to other EVs in Canada, starting with Ottawa-Sudbury route. Also, Canadian government supports EV charger expansion with 3,000 chargers. Here are the details. Read more...

Volkswagen briefly refused to track car with abducted child inside until it received payment

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:50:01 +0000

Volkswagen recently tried charging police $150 to enable a car tracking feature following the abduction of a young child. The company has apologized and said the rep breached the firm's processes. Read more...

Volkswagen and Ford agree to share electric and self-driving vehicle technology

Stergios Georgopoulos — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 18:26:02 +0000

The two companies will extend their existing alliance on development of commercial vehicles to electric and self-driving passenger cars, with Ford getting access to Volkswagen's MEB platform. Read more...

Volkswagen now lets you interact with your vehicle using Siri

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:44:01 +0000

You can now use Apple's Siri to lock and unlock your Volkswagen vehicle and perform other controls through the Car-Net app. The integration is available with Apple devices running iOS 12. Read more...

Volkswagen picks Microsoft Azure for its automotive cloud and connected car services

Ruel Revales — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:34:01 +0000

Volkswagen and Microsoft will work together to develop the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud for future digital services and mobility offerings of the automaker based on the Azure platform. Read more...

Apple looking to buy cobalt direct from miners

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:50:01 +0000

Apple is rumoured to be working on a deal that will allow it to buy cobalt, an essential battery material, directly from miners. It's prompted by fears that electric vehicles will create shortages. Read more...

Germany has ordered the recall of 22,000 Porsches due to emissions cheating

Gabriel Nunes — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 20:42:01 +0000

Germany's transport minister ordered this Thursday the recall of 22,000 Porsches across Europe and the halt of permits for those still under manufacturing until new law-abiding software is available. Read more...

Apple is reportedly in talks with Volkswagen to begin offering CarPlay in their vehicles

Brockman Davis — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 05:21:03 +0000

Since the announcement, consumers have been wondering when CarPlay will be offered. Now, a new report claims that Apple is currently in talks with Volkswagen to begin offering the interface. Read more...

Volkswagen snags 200 BlackBerry employees in Germany

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:34:28 +0000

Smartphone maker, BlackBerry, has sold off its R&D assets in Germany to Volkswagen which will result in the shift of over 200 employees to the automaker's Infotainment division. Read more...