Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Volkswagen and its automotive software subsidiary Cariad on their engineering cooperation with Bosch in the field of automated driving.
According to Freshfields, the “aim of the alliance is to make partially and highly automated driving available to the broad mass of consumers. So-called level 2 "hands-free" systems are to be made available for vehicles of the Volkswagen Group's brand groups – which will allow drivers to temporarily take their hands off the steering wheel. In addition, a system is planned in which the vehicle takes over all driving functions on the freeway (SAE level 3). The first of these functions is to be installed already in 2023.”
According to the firm, “for partially and highly automated driving, the two companies will jointly develop a state-of-the-art, standardized software platform. The aim is to use this platform in all privately used vehicle classes sold under Volkswagen Group brands – and thus in one of the world’s biggest vehicle fleets. It will also be possible to integrate all the component parts developed by the alliance in other automakers’ vehicles and ecosystems.”
Freshfields’ team included Partner Bertram Burtscher, Counsel Lutz Riede, Principal Associate Maria-Luise Fellner, and Associates Boris Klimpfinger, Estella Dannhausen, and Miriam Benmoussa.
Freshfields did not reply to our inquiry on the matter.
