VW software issues point to iOS and Android-like future for cars

Palo Alto's Jan Becker believes all carmakers will be building up their software expertise, but will ikely realise it’s not the smartest move for every mid-size manufacturer to develop and keep their own operating system up-to-date. — Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash

On his last day as Volkswagen’s chief executive officer, Herbert Diess shared footage from his farewell dinner. The video clip captures the 63-year-old grabbing a microphone, asking his colleagues to gather a little closer and then making a prediction: Other old-guard manufacturers will have trouble with software just as VW has.

"Where we are struggling through,” Diess said, "that will be the same for everybody else.”