TBF VW Group royally fucked up their EV software development and it's a big part of why their current models get criticised in reviews, and there are interesting user complaints, like doors opening while in motion. VW might eventually get this right, but I suspect Google's investment in car infotainment and robotaxi tech will pay off as car makers realize software is hard and expensive.

That said, Elon's nearly decade long hypefest should be thoroughly discredited by now: Camera-only AV looks to be a dead end and it is exemplifying why "the best part is no part" does not trump "premature optimization kills."

Who evaluates the quality of automaker engineers?

“I heard some engineers used to work at Airbus” doesn’t mean anything.