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Article: Lifting the VAIL: Volkswagen Group, Stanford University Take the Next Step in Driving Automotive Innovation.
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- Journal of Transportation
- Article date:
- November 14, 2009
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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) and Stanford University's School of Engineering today unveiled the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory (VAIL), the next step in the evolution of the two organizations' commitment to drive innovation in automotive development.
The Volkswagen Group has donated $5.75 million to the creation of VAIL, including $2 million for building construction and another $750,000 a year for five years to fund research and teaching activities where Stanford researchers and international visiting scholars will work with automotive equipment manufacturers and Silicon Valley experts.
This continued collaboration builds on ...