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According to foreign media reports, the eighth generation of golf was originally scheduled to be unveiled at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, but now Volkswagen may have to postpone the launch date. The reason is that there are software development problems. The eighth generation of Volkswagen Golf has now entered the road trial stage and may be postponed until the end of this year. But the carmaker still plans to sell the next generation of golf in Germany on February 24, 2020.

Volkswagen said that current models that support OTA updates are very vulnerable to hackers, so Volkswagen will need to work more closely with relevant agencies to ensure that the eighth-generation golf purchased by consumers will not encounter safety problems.

The OTA update mode in Volkswagen software system is to update the new vehicle system by allowing the car company to send patches and updates directly to the vehicle, rather than requiring the car owner to return the vehicle to the dealer for physical update. As for how long the delay will be, Stackmann said it mainly depends on the OTA security and certification requirements of each market.

In addition to writing the software itself, ensuring the security and failure-free of the software is also a major challenge. Volkswagen is worried about the regulatory impact of adding features to its cars after sale, although Tesla has been adding new features to his cars regularly through wireless updates for years, the report said.

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