Last month, VW was forced to halt VW Golf deliveries due to a software issue. Reportedly, the problem was with the car’s ability to contact emergency services in case of an accident – a mandatory function in Europe.
Now, that issue has been resolved and deliveries can finally resume, said a VW spokesman yesterday in an interview with the Handelsblatt business paper.
Apparently, the error has been found and all affected cars will now receive a software update that will eliminate the problem (unreliable data transmission), reports Autonews Europe.
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Roughly 30,000 Golf models produced since last autumn were said to have this software bug, most of them being for the European Union. The latest Golf was given a modern interior by the German carmaker, unfortunately all that advanced technology is what caused various technical bugs.
The VW Golf remains Europe’s top-selling car as per JATO Dynamics, with a volume of 410,779 units last year (down 8 percent from 2018).
New at this game
The Golf Mk8, as well as the ID.3 find themselves among VW’s most modern offerings. However, both of them have been hit by software issues, which indicates that VW isn’t exactly where they’d like to be in terms of reliable on-board technologies.
Earlier this year, it was reported that ID.3 test drivers found as many as 300 errors per day while putting the car through its paces, with the problem originating from the basic architecture of the ID.3’s software – which was developed too hastily, allegedly.
During a webcast in April, VW boss Herbert Diess even acknowledged that companies such as Tesla hold a significant lead in key vehicle technologies over the German brand.
