OtherOctober 23, 2026

Volkswagen will launch OneTeam in November. ADAS under Audi’s oversight

Marcin Tymków

Volkswagen is creating the OneTeam unit to accelerate work on driver assistants and autonomous driving. According to dpa and “Automobilwoche,” citing an internal message from the company’s intranet, it will launch in November. Manuel Birke from Cariad will lead it, reporting to Audi’s board member for development, Rouven Mohr.

Audi as the leading brand

Birke is currently head of driver assistance system technology at Cariad. In OneTeam, ADAS experts from Cariad and the group’s other brands will work together rather than separately. In doing so, Audi takes responsibility for ADAS development across the entire group.

Werner Tietz, the head of development at the group, wrote on the intranet (quoting “Automobilwoche”): “We establish clear responsibilities through the leadership of the flagship brand Audi and jointly apply our technological expertise to everyone.” This structure is intended to accelerate development and make technology available across the entire group.

There is a dispute behind the scenes. Audi’s CEO, Gernot Döllner, is seen as a critic of Cariad, and software issues have delayed projects such as the Audi Q6 e-tron. OneTeam is also meant to clarify responsibility for these delays. However, it is unclear whether Audi will gain greater control over the group or face stricter accountability itself. There is also no information on the number of employees or the division of responsibilities compared to Cariad. A separate company is not planned for now.

Cariad without Bosch, with Wayve on the horizon

Cariad has had a tough few months. Its partnership with Bosch on autonomous driving functions was terminated early in July, and the company is cutting around 1000 jobs in Germany. A shared technology stack for SAE Level 2+ systems is set to debut in the compact ID. Every1.

To reach higher levels, up to SAE Level 4, VW needs additional technology. According to “Spiegel,” the company has decided to collaborate with British startup Wayve. A final contract has not yet been confirmed.

Nvidia in the background, but not a substitute for Wayve

At Nvidia’s GTC conference in Berlin (October 21-22), Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles showcased the autonomous ID. Buzz AD on the Hyperion platform. This is a computer system with a unified sensor architecture designed to simplify the integration of various driving software.

This does not mean Nvidia will replace Wayve in mass-produced passenger cars. According to previous media reports, Wayve is primarily responsible for providing driving software. Nvidia offers its own software as well as a hardware platform and development and simulation tools. It is also an investor in Wayve, supplying computers for its projects. A specific combination of Wayve’s software with Nvidia’s hardware for VW has not been confirmed.

Volkswagen, Porsche, and Cariad are also building a platform with Nvidia, Microsoft Azure, and Voxel51 that will use data from real driving to train and validate autonomous systems. Nvidia contributes tools for data processing and virtual reconstruction of road conditions, aiming to shorten development cycles and reduce the number of test drives required.

The first test is the ID. Every1, where the stack built with Bosch, the partner VW parted ways with even in automatic driving mode, is set to make its debut.

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