A striking statement by Audi CEO Markus Duesmann. The German shows that Audi looks with some admiration at how far Tesla is in certain areas.
Audi has been working on technology for autonomous cars for years and is taking major steps in the field of electric driving. The latter in particular is starting to bear fruit, but Audi still sees enough room for improvement, for example in the area of ​​more compact batteries and a better driving range. In that respect, the brand is looking at Tesla, which is already a bit further. “Currently, Tesla has larger batteries because their cars are built around the batteries. Tesla is two years ahead in terms of software architecture and autonomous driving,” Duesmann told Handelsblatt.
It is not the first time that the Volkswagen Group has said that Tesla has an advantage. The group’s CEO, Herbert Diess, previously commented on the matter. “What mainly gives me a headache are the driver assistance systems. 500,000 Teslas act as a neural network, which continuously collects data and provides drivers with a new driving experience every 14 days thanks to an update. No manufacturer can do that at the moment,” the company said. CEO a few months ago in an internal document that was read by Automobilwoche.