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VW hopes new software will banish accidents by 2050

The new software-based vehicle operating system is being launched with VW's new ID3 EV this year. (Wolfgang Rattay/REUTERS)
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Edward Taylor
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Reuters
March 12, 2020 02:42 PM

BERLIN -- Volkswagen will launch a new software operating system this year that it hopes will make accidents involving its cars a thing of the past by 2050, the company said on Thursday.

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