The eighth generation of the VW Golf has been around since 2019. With this iteration of the bestseller, VW wanted to do a lot differently, as promised by then-VW brand boss Herbert Diess. Operation via the touch slider was to be revolutionized, and VW promised itself that it would be able to reduce production costs. At the same time, a new Android-based operating system for the radio/navigation system made its debut. However, testers and customers are still angry today about bugs in the slow infotainment system, along with sometimes confusing and distracting operation. The manufacturer is now responding under the leadership of brand boss Ralf Brandstadter, who has been in office since 2020. All owners of the VW Golf 8, which was delivered by November 2021, are expected to receive an invitation to attend the workshop by mid-2022. In VW Workshops, new software is then installed free of charge, which, among other things, is supposed to fix bugs. In the future, the Golf 8 will also be able to receive the new software via over-the-air updates without having to visit the workshop.
VW installs Samsung chips instead of Qualcomm
As VW writes in the press release, criticism of the operation is also taken to heart. With the new software, the touch slider locks automatically when the finger touches the screen, so operating errors such as accidentally adjusting the volume should no longer be possible. In addition, you can now place your palm on the touch slider during touch operation. If you prefer, you can also use the improved “Hello Volkswagen” voice control, which now includes “Where are the Japanese restaurants in Berlin?” Complex commands like . Must understand and look for appropriate destinations in the navigation system.
In addition to the new software, all Golf 8s made after December 2021 will also receive new hardware that can handle over-the-air updates as well. As we reported a few days ago, the Wolfsburg-based company is switching chip makers and will from now on Samsung rely on Exynos and no longer on Qualcomm. It will be a model from the Samsung Exynos Auto series, which offers four Cortex A76 CPU cores and a Mali-GPU G76 MP18 and is fabricated using an 8 nm manufacturing process. As a result, VW is also switching to Samsung chips, as Audi has been doing with the e-tron since 2019. This should improve the availability and performance of the infotainment system.
VW brings more speed to the charging process with ID.3 and ID.4
At the same time as the VW Golf 8, the Wolfsburg-based company has announced an over-the-air update for the VW ID.3 and ID.4 electric cars. With version 3.0, the internal navigation system should now be able to generate intelligent route planning with recommendations to stop charging. There’s a new overview of how long the charging stop is expected to last and with what battery level — SOC for short — as you drive to and from the charging station.
In addition, with this update, Volkswagen is increasing the charging capacity of the ID.3 and ID.4 to a 135kW DC fast charging station, if the most powerful on-board charger ever installed in an electric car. In internal tests, it With the new version, a short-term charging capacity of 170 kW is also possible So that you can complete the charging process ten minutes faster than before with the ID.3 Pro with the 77 kWh battery pack. This is based on an average charging power of 120 kW to be able to charge the battery from five to 80 percent. Lastly, the charging curve has been improved to allow charging with a higher number of kilowatts over a longer period of time. The recently announced VW ID.5 and ID.5 GTX e-cars are already being built with the new software and will be delivered in 2022.
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Collection of software and hardware updates for VW Golf 8 and VW ID.3 / ID.4:
- VW improves and delivers all Golf 8s to the workshop by November 2021. All affected owners are expected to receive invitations by the middle of 2022.
- New software for the radio/navigation system will then be installed at VW workshops – free of charge.
- In addition, the Touch Slider will automatically deactivate in the future when the finger operates the touchscreen so that you can place your hand on the slider.
- With the software update to version 3.0, electric cars ID.3 and ID.4 get, among other things, more charging power at DC fast charging stations and route count with charging stop recommendations.
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