The Volkswagen Group has announced that it is working with Valeo and Mobileye to upgrade the advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs) up to SAE Level 2+ “enhanced partially automated driving” in its upcoming vehicle portfolio based on the MQB platform. Launching in the next few years, this cooperation will improve safety and driving comfort in high-volume vehicles, addressing both customer expectations and regulatory requirements.

“This cooperation supports us on our road to transformation,” said Dirk Grosse-Loheide, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Brand responsible for Procurement and Member of Volkswagen AG’s Extended Executive Committee. “By sourcing hardware and software together, we streamline procurement, reduce complexity, and improve efficiency. It also empowers our performance program by enhancing technology while keeping costs competitive, ensuring high-quality solutions for our customers.”

With this collaboration and streamlined procurement across multiple brands, Volkswagen Group is aiming to advance vehicle safety and automation while ensuring efficient development and cost-effective solutions for its customers. It has the potential to make a huge impact given the breadth of corporate applications on the MQB platform. The most recent Volkswagen Group vehicles built on the platform include the Volkswagen brand Golf R Variant and Atlas/Teramont MK2 (2025), Cupra Terramar (2024), Škoda Superb Mk4 (2023), and Volkswagen Tiguan Mk3 (2023).

The new assistance system features a 360-degree ring of multiple cameras and radars, along with software-defined capabilities, enabling hands-free driving on approved roads, smart parking, and improved occupant and pedestrian safety. Beyond hands-free driving in specific conditions on approved highway sections, the system will offer features like traffic jam assist, hazard detection, parking assist, driver monitoring, and 360-degree emergency assist, with future-ready capabilities such as augmented-reality displays.

Valeo will provide high-performance ECUs, sensors, and software parking solutions.

“At Valeo, we are committed to advancing innovation in driver assistance technology,” said Marc Vrecko, CEO of the Valeo Brain Division. “We are excited to embark on a new journey and to offer to Volkswagen, together with Mobileye, this complete solution of affordable, state-of-the-art, advanced driving features for their end users.”

Mobileye will contribute its Surround ADAS, which represents the first design win for the platform, including EyeQ6 High processor and mapping technologies. For the first time, these elements are integrated into a single system, replacing multiple ECUs with a centralized unit. This improves efficiency and system performance, and it allows for over-the-air updates to meet evolving safety standards.

“Working with Valeo and Volkswagen Group, this software and hardware integrated approach puts AI innovations to work in the real world,” said Prof. Amnon Shashua, President and CEO of Mobileye. “By improving efficiency and costs while upgrading capabilities for safety and comfort in driver assist, this system points the way to a new class of driving technology.”

In selecting an ADAS, automakers typically face a binary choice of either a basic system with standard features while being affordable for mass-market vehicles, or more advanced systems with multiple cameras, radars, processors, and ECUs that deliver features like limited hands-free driving but at a system cost that makes them suitable only for premium models.

Mobileye says that changes with the arrival of its Surround ADAS. It delivers a vertically integrated solution for software-defined, hands-off, eyes-on driving using its advanced software stack from autonomous vehicle development running on a single EyeQ6 High SoC (system-on-chip). By leveraging the latest advancements in AI (artificial intelligence), a suite of up to 11 camera and radar sensors can be handled by a single ECU, integrating computer vision, sensor fusion, REM (Road Experience Management) crowdsourced mapping, driving policy, and over-the-air updates.

The company says that the result is a breakthrough ADAS that is not only designed to provide essential safety features but also for premium driving experiences within its operational design domain like hands-free driving on various road types and smart parking. By lowering system costs, automakers can put these features in millions of mass-market vehicles, with the first examples already slated to hit the road within a few years.

At the heart of the system lies Mobileye software innovations enabled by advanced artificial intelligence techniques, including a compound AI system that blends end-to-end perception software with other key breakthroughs designed to transform raw sensor data into actionable insights.

By leveraging its experience in developing autonomous driving solutions and SuperVision hands-free point-to-point driving system, the company says it can raise the intelligence of regular ADAS features by integrating the core software stack with REM data and enabling over-the-air updates of new features over time.