VW aims to catch up with Waymo’s headstart on autonomous cars

VW’s I.D. Vizzion concept showcased ideas for an autonomous flagship sedan. It can drive autonomously and has no steering wheel. FRANKFURT — Volkwagen Group is up to two years of development work behind Alphabet’s Waymo in the area of self-driving cars but is committed to catching up, CEO Herbert Diess told a German newspaper. “We…

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© Provided by Gannett Co., Inc. President of the Oldsmobile Dealer Council, George Nahas, in the passenger seat, rides along with GM employees, Rick Parr, driving, Al Cooper and Bill Schleicher, back seat, in a 2004 Oldsmobile Alero GLS sedan as it leaves the assembly line n Lansing, Michigan on Wednesday, April 29, 2004. This vehicle…