VW's Project Trinity technological flagship tipped to be ID.4-badged Tesla Model 3 rival

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A new electric vehicle using highly automated production methods is coming from Volkswagen around the middle of the decade.

published last year. He said the Project Trinity would be priced to start at about 35,000 euros and sit in a similar segment to the Tesla Model 3. A teaser sketch released about the same time reveals the car as a sleek sedan or hatchback.reported on Thursday that the Project Trinity will be a hatch and feature an ID.4 badge, meaning it will be part of an expanded ID.4 family that will include an updated version of the current ID.4 small crossover.

One key change with SSP will be a switch to an 800-volt electrical system from the MEB's 400-volt system, according to Autocar. This would enable faster charging times than what's possible with the MEB platform., and future vehicles from VW Group. Look for over-the-air updates, functions on demand, vehicle-to-everything communications, and an in-house operating system to be known as VW.OS, which is currently being developed by VW Group's Cariad software division.

When it comes to self-driving technology, VW has said the Project Trinity will be technically ready for Level 4 on the, but won't have this capability at launch. Level 4 implies a vehicle that can handle itself on its own, albeit only in set conditions, the usual one being a geofenced area with sufficient map data. A driver will be required to take back control outside of the set conditions, which is similar to a Level 3 car.

 

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