Diess said during VW Group’s March 16 annual press conference that SSP will run “Version 2.0” of the VW.OS operating system being developed in-house by the VW-owned Car.Software.Org. PPE will use an updated version of VW.OS called 1.2, he said.
Car.Software.Org. is also developing VW’s technical foundations for autonomous driving, data-based business models and new mobility services, Diess said.
Audi and Porsche plan to sell 7 million cars based on the PPE platform by 2030, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said at the brand’s annual press conference on March 18.
PPE will underpin higher end cars while Audi is using VW Group’s MEB platform on compact and midsize SUVs, he said.
Audi said in its recently published annual report that it was planning “various PPE-based model series” including SUV, Sportback, Avant (wagon) and crossover models, covering the segments “from the upper midsize class to the luxury class.”
Sharing development costs with Porsche will reduce one-time expenses by 20 to 30 percent, the brand said.
PPE will also underpin future Bentley models starting in 2025. Audi last year took control of Bentley from Porsche in a reshuffle of responsibilies within VW Group.
Bentley has said it will go all-electric starting in 2030.
Porsche and Audi currently sell EVs based on an intermediate electric platform called the J1. The Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron GT use the platform.
