First drive — VW’s new electric Polo gets the basics brilliantly right
It is not cruel to say that Volkswagen hasn’t had the smoothest journey towards electrification. Models like the ID 4 and ID 5 were met with a lukewarm reaction from both customers and journalists, thanks in part to their forgettable exteriors and almost surgical cabins, while th
What happened
It is not cruel to say that Volkswagen hasn’t had the smoothest journey towards electrification. Models like the ID 4 and ID 5 were met with a lukewarm reaction from both buyers and journalists, thanks in part to their forgettable exteriors and almost surgical cabins, while the internet lost its mind at the frustrating lack of physical buttons and infuriating infotainment systems.
Why it matters
For regular users the practical effect is simple: routine tasks get faster, while the heavy lifting happens in the cloud. Pile all this on top of a mediocre electric range and rivals that were just more exciting in pretty much every area, and you can understand why Volkswagen has decided to go back to the drawing board and update the majority of its electrified models.
What's next
Developers are the quiet winners here: the same APIs usually show up in third-party apps shortly after. Source coverage: TechRadar. We will keep tracking updates in our news section and in the AI & Machine Learning category.
