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Volkswagen has held its annual media conference in Berlin and the company has used the event to reveal new details about its plans for electrification. Speaking to a group of international reporters, Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller said “Nine new vehicles, three of which will be purely electric-powered, will be added to the Group’s electric portfolio of eight e-cars and plug-in hybrids” this year. The company didn’t go into specifics but one of the electric vehicles is the Audi E-Tron which was recently previewed at the Geneva Motor Show. The three new electric vehicles are just the tip of the iceberg as Müller said the Volkswagen Group will introduce a new electric vehicle “virtually every month” starting in 2019. He went on to say this rapid roll out is how “we intend to offer the largest fleet of electric vehicles in the world, across all brands and regions, in just a few years.” Despite focusing on electric vehicles, Volkswagen remains committed to diesel-powered models as ...

One year after Volkswagen unveiled the original SEDRIC concept, the company has taken the wraps off the new SEDRIC School Bus. Unveiled during Volkswagen Group Night at the Geneva Motor Show, the SEDRIC School Bus follows in the footsteps of the SEDRIC 42 and is a fully-autonomous electric vehicle that can transport kids without a driver. Volkswagen didn’t say much about the model but it has a yellow and black livery with stylized graffiti that calls it the “Cool Bus.” While the exterior styling echoes previous SEDRIC concepts, the interior has a two-person lounge seat and a large OLED entertainment screen that promises to make the journey to school “seem shorter for the younger generation.” The model also has two aluminum boxes which double as seats and provide an area for storaging backpacks or other items. Since the concept is fully-autonomous, Volkswagen says parents could simply call up the bus when their kids are ready to go. The bus would then travel door to do...

VW Group revealed the Sedric concept, a Level 5 self-driving vehicle developed from a blank sheet of paper at the eve of the Geneva Motor Show. Sedric (SElf-DRIving-Car) represents the vision of VW Group for future shared mobility, one where a human driver is no longer required. The concept is the first one to be launched under the VW Group umbrella -and not a specific brand of the group- and will spawn a number of concepts from the Group’s brands in the near future. The highlight of the electric Sedric is the so-called Button; press it and Sedric will come to you in order to drive you to your desired destination, with a ring indicating the vehicle’s arrival time, as well as colored and vibration signals guiding a person with impaired vision to the car. In addition, the windscreen is a big OLED screen featuring augmented reality to serve as a communication and entertainment center, with passengers able to talk to Sedric about their destination, how to get there, the driving ...