Volkswagen is open to software partnerships with other automakers

Volkswagen is open to partnerships with other automakers to develop software, CEO Herbert Diess informed Der Spiegel.

Volkswagen has bundled all its software efforts into one unit, Cariad, in order to challenge Tesla and Alphabet.

The development of operating systems and software for autonomous driving requires high one-time costs, making it important to fit as many automobiles with the technology as possible to pay off, Diess informed the news outlet.

“We are open to discussions and prepared to share our platform,” Diess added.