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In the future, a car must be more than just a car. More comfortable. Safer. More sustainable. More entertaining. More digital. More connected. For everyone, everywhere. Based on intelligent software and combined with proven German engineering. At CARIAD, we want to rethink the car. For a better tomorrow.
CARIAD is the automotive software company within the Volkswagen Group that bundles and further expands the Group's software competencies to transform automotive mobility. Founded in 2020, it develops the leading tech stack for the automotive industry. Around 4,500 engineers and developers around the world are building a new software platform for all brands of Volkswagen Group, which includes a unified architecture, an operating system and automotive cloud. The new software platform will first come to play at the end of 2024. In addition, CARIAD works on outstanding digital automotive features, including ADAS solutions, a standardized infotainment platform, software functions for linking powertrains, chassis and charging technology as well as new ecosystems and digital business models in and around the vehicle. CARIAD operates in software competence centers in Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt, the area of Stuttgart, Berlin and Munich, and is closely co-operating with development teams in Seattle and China.
We are CARIAD. We transform automotive mobility. Let‘s build the leading tech stack in the automotive industry together – and create #CodeThatMovesTheWorld. Interested in joining us on this journey? Apply now.
CARIAD is the automotive software company within the Volkswagen Group that bundles and further expands the Group's software competencies to transform automotive mobility. Founded in 2020, it develops the leading tech stack for the automotive industry. Around 4,500 engineers and developers around the world are building a new software platform for all brands of Volkswagen Group, which includes a unified architecture, an operating system and automotive cloud. The new software platform will first come to play at the end of 2024. In addition, CARIAD works on outstanding digital automotive features, including ADAS solutions, a standardized infotainment platform, software functions for linking powertrains, chassis and charging technology as well as new ecosystems and digital business models in and around the vehicle. CARIAD operates in software competence centers in Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt, the area of Stuttgart, Berlin and Munich, and is closely co-operating with development teams in Seattle and China.
We are CARIAD. We transform automotive mobility. Let‘s build the leading tech stack in the automotive industry together – and create #CodeThatMovesTheWorld. Interested in joining us on this journey? Apply now.
Overview
Location
Germany, Lower Saxony
Employees
1001-5000
Founded date
2020
Mentions in press and media 16
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| Mar 16, 2026 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Volkswagen pushes into driver-assist EVs without Nvidia, exec says | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET Volkswagen Group China’s Chief Technology Officer Thomas Ulbrich spoke exclusively about the company’s chip plans. The automaker started production Friday of an electric SUV with Xpen... |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Volkswagen says Rivian JV tech could extend to combustion cars in future | PALO ALTO :Volkswagen Group said on Wednesday the technology it is developing with U.S. electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive could eventually be used in its internal combustion engine vehicles. Integration of software and electronics ac... |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Car Connectivity Consortium Releases Inaugural Industry Report on Global Vehicle Connectivity Trends | The Car Connectivity Consortium® (CCC), the trusted source for defining how vehicles interact with devices and the world to enhance the consumer experience through standardized, secure, and convenient connectivity solutions, today released ... |
| Jan 16, 2025 | 2025 Marks a Turning Point for Unmanned Driving, Chinese Chipmaker Horizon’s Founder Says | (Yicai) Jan. 16 -- Autonomous driving technology is maturing and 2025 is expected to be a turning point for industrial development as ever more powerful chips come on the market, the founder of Chinese smart driving chip developer Horizon R... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Falha em banco de dados da Volkswagen permitia localizar clientes | Dados de clientes da Volkswagen não estavam criptografados e podiam ser acessados pro terceiros (Imagem: Divulgação/Volkswagen) O melhor da tecnologia está no nosso canal no WhatsApp Entre Agora Uma falha no sistema da Cariad, subsidiária d... |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Security Week 2453: утечка геолокации автомобилей Volkswagen | С 27 по 30 декабря в Гамбурге проходила ежегодная конференция Chaos Communication Congress. Одна из наиболее заметных презентаций на конференции была посвящена утечке данных телеметрии, собираемой с автомобилей концерна Volkswagen Group. Ви... |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Данные более 800 тысяч владельцев электромобилей Volkswagen Group несколько месяцев оставались в открытом доступе | Дочерняя компания немецкой Volkswagen, Cariad, раскрыла данные примерно 800 тыс. владельцев электромобилей группы. Компания-разработчик программного обеспечения хранила терабайты данных пользователей в облачном хранилище Amazon, которое ост... |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Joint venture da Volkswagen com a Rivian chega a R$ 34 bilhões | O Grupo Volkswagen ampliou seu investimento na startup americana Rivian em 16%, totalizando US$ 5,8 bilhões, quase R$ 34 bilhões na conversão atual, conforme anunciado nesta terça-feira. A joint venture entre as empresas, denominada Rivian ... |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Volkswagen and Horizon Robotics make headway in self-driving joint venture | One year has passed since Volkswagen’s software subsidiary, Cariad, and Horizon Robotics announced their joint venture, and there is finally some notable progress. This venture, privately referred to as “VW” within Horizon Robotics, aims to... |
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FAQ about CARIAD
When was CARIAD founded?
CARIAD was founded in 2020.
What has the press written about CARIAD?
Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning CARIAD, among them “CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Volkswagen pushes into driver-assist EVs without Nvidia, exec says” (Mar 16, 2026) and “Volkswagen says Rivian JV tech could extend to combustion cars in future” (Nov 13, 2025).
Is CARIAD still active?
Yes, CARIAD is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 17, 2026.