In 2021, professional long-distance driver Rainer Zietlow put in around 57,000 kilometres in a Volkswagen ID.4 in just under 100 days to prove to the world that electric vehicles are decidedly viable for long distances.

More safety and less stress for drivers, more rapid deployment of automated driving functions across all vehicle classes: Bosch and the Volkswagen Group subsidiary Cariad are now collaborating to achieve this objective, and have agreed to form an extensive partnership.