Volkswagen Group released the CEA architecture, planning to cover more domestically produced plug-in hybrid and fuel-powered vehicles next year, and enabling L4 autonomous driving development by 2029.

Volkswagen Group China has launched the integrated technology matrix 'VEGA', with the core including the CEA electronic and electrical architecture, creating each vehicle as a 'software-defined car'. By 2026, the CEA architecture will be equipped on five locally produced Volkswagen brand electric vehicles; by 2027, it will cover more domestically produced plug-in hybrid and fuel-powered vehicles, achieving central computing integration for the cabin and intelligent driving; by 2029, CEA 3.0 will support full-domain AI agents, enabling the development of L4-level autonomous driving technology.