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Volkswagen Group will present its autonomous driving vehicle, the hydrogen fuel-cell powered Tiguan HyMotion and other intelligent transportation technologies

HERNDON, Va. , Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Volkswagen Group of America will showcase its advancements in automotive technology during interactive demonstrations and presentations at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Prof. Juergen Leohold , head of Group Research at Volkswagen AG will speak at the high-profile plenary session: Looking at Safety in New Ways from 8:00 - 10:00 am on November 19th .

The Volkswagen brand will present a Passat autonomous driving vehicle. Through the advanced sensors and artificial intelligence, Volkswagen researchers are studying how to make driving safer, easier and more enjoyable for human drivers. Volkswagen Group of America's Electronics Research Lab and the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab are collaborating in this topic under the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab (VAIL) at Stanford. Past successful joint work with Stanford includes 60-mile DARPA Urban Challenge. With no human interaction, the robotic vehicle navigated itself and finished the race without any incidents.

The Audi brand will demonstrate the cutting-edge emissions reduction technology from its Audi Clean Air initiative. The group is working to create connected, intelligent vehicles that are capable of collaborating with their users and with each other to preserve the environment. Environmentally friendly navigation lets drivers choose the most energy efficient route. Smart engines use traffic information and advanced topography to consume less fuel. On-board cameras allow vehicles to act as smart moving traffic nodes and share traffic information with other traffic nodes and data sources. And vibration energy harvesting provides a clean energy source to power vehicle sensors.

Volkswagen's view of environmentally responsible vehicles will also be demonstrated in its zero-emission Tiguan HyMotion. The HyMotion makes the dream of extracting hydrogen from water for energy a reality. The powerful compact SUV is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and yields zero emissions - clean water vapor is the only byproduct.

The Volkswagen Group is committed to innovative, efficient and environmentally responsible driving. The Volkswagen Group, through its Electronic Research Laboratory, is once again a Diamond sponsor of the event and will be showcasing its latest efforts to meet the world's transportation needs.

This year's ITS World Congress is November 16-20 in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. It is expected to draw a record number of attendees.