Volkswagen in talks with tech firms to build digital prototypes

Digital Protos: German automotive maker Volkswn is in talks with techlogy firms about collaborating to create new digital protos for products and features using artificial intelligence, according to an official company statement.

company has founded a new 'artificial intelligence lab' to generate new product ideas, including possible cooperations with companies in techlogy sector across China, rth America and Europe, it said

carmaker is focused on generating early-st protos in areas like AI-optimised charging cycles, predictive maintenance services and voice recognition.

"Exploratory talks are alrey underway with international tech companies on initial projects," it ded.

lab will t be housed inside Volkswn's software unit Cari or a specific brand, with view of moving faster than or processes within company would, a spokesperson said.

Still, promising protos will be passed onto brands to prove and execute, and supervisory board of lab will include representatives from Volkswn, Audi and Porsche.

Cari, which has struggled with years of delays and overhauls, is currently developing a restructuring plan which reportedly could involve cutting thousands of positions as unit attempts to bring new software architectures onto market.

(With Reuters Inputs)