needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message volkswagen electronics research laboratory vwerl type private company subsidiary of volkswagen group of america inc. industry automotive electronics founded sunnyvale california united states august 1998 headquarters belmont california u.s. area served worldwide with north american emphasis 1 key people ewald goessmann director services research and development parent volkswagen group website vwerl.com the volkswagen electronics research laboratory vwerl is a division of the volkswagen group of america inc. with its headquarters in silicon valley belmont california . the vwerl s slogan technology to the people indicates its mission to leverage silicon valley resources for the advancement of the volkswagen groups products through technical knowledge and electronics expertise . the vwerl has recently received media attention surrounding its joint victory with stanford university in the darpa grand challenge 2 a prize competition for driverless cars . contents 1 history 2 affiliation 3 research teams at vwerl 4 headquarters 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the volkswagen electronics research laboratory was founded in august 1998 and vwerl began operations in october 1998 with three employees . as of december 2002 the lab had outgrown its sunnyvale california office and moved to palo alto in california . in 2011 it moved again to belmont . this current location provides a spacious office workshop and prototyping areas for about 60 workers . it supports vwerl employees at volkswagen group of america s offices in auburn hills michigan and the new headquarters at herndon virginia . affiliation edit the vwerl supports all brands within the volkswagen group . 3 this includes volkswagen passenger cars koda bentley and bugatti as well as audi seat and lamborghini . in addition to working with research and development teams in germany the vwerl also supports the development of u.s. specific features for the volkswagen group of america . research teams at vwerl edit the vwerl comprises four teams driver information and assistance dia instrumentation visualization systems human machine interface hmi interface concepts for driver assistance infotainment systems connected vehicle cv wireless infotainment collaborative intelligence distributed computing test concepts and validations tcv testing procedures specifications compliance headquarters edit the vwerl s headquarters are located at 500 clipper drive belmont ca see also edit list of german cars volkswagen group volkswagen group of america references edit erl mission statement stanford racing team 2007 darpa urban challenge stanford university erl affiliation external links edit vwerl.com vw electronics research laboratory official website 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