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# Cariad: VW subsidiary largely discontinues its own software development

Volkswagen keeps its controversial software arm Cariad, now acting mainly as an integrator of partner code from companies like Rivian and Xpeng.

Oct 4, 2025 at 9:59 pm CEST4 min. readBy

* [Stefan Krempl](https://www.heise.de/autor/Stefan-Krempl-4325443)

Volkswagen is pulling the emergency brake on its [ambitiously launched Cariad software division](https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Volkswagen-gibt-pro-Jahr-2-5-Milliarden-Euro-fuer-seine-Software-Firma-aus-6032804.html?from-en=1) and has heralded a radical change of course. Instead of relying on the largely failed in-house development of programs and systems for cars, VW is now relying on cooperation, Group CEO Oliver Blume explained recently at the "Auto x Software Summit" of the Financial Times (FT) in Munich. Cariad will be downgraded to a coordinator and integrator of external partners, in particular Rivian in the USA and Xpeng in China.

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Oct 4 - Cariad: VW subsidiary largely discontinues its own software development. Volkswagen keeps its controversial software arm Cariad, now acting mainly as an integrator of partner code from companies like Rivian and Xpeng.