Volkswagen announces Over-the-Air updates for the ID. family

Volkswagen ID. owners are in for a treat: Over the second half of 2021, the brand will regularly send Over-the-Air software updates to models in its ID. family.

This announcement will make Volkswagen the first and only high-volume manufacturer to make this innovative technology widely available to its customers. The first ID. model to benefit is the Volkswagen ID.3, which will be updated with the latest software version of 'ID.Software2.3' in July 2021.

The update, along with subsequent ones, will come with many functional improvements. These include enhanced ID. Light functionalities, optimised safety intervention, improved operability for the infotainment system, as well as performance and stability improvements.

The software updates are delivered via mobile data transfer directly to the vehicle's central high-performance computers.

The new electronics architecture found on Volkswagen's MEB platform is not only more powerful and intelligent, it also simplifies the exchange of data and functions between systems in the car. This makes it possible to reach and update up to 35 control units via the updates.

With Over-the-Air software updates, the Volkswagen brand is laying the foundations for new business models, as laid out in its 'Accelerate' strategy. Going forward, Volkswagen plans to update the software in its ID. cars every 12 weeks.