On October 17, according to foreign media reports, at the invitation of Herbert diess, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, taught more than 200 Volkswagen executives via video. Dis hopes that this will help internal innovation and encourage Volkswagen to speed up its shift to electric vehicles < p > the Volkswagen executive meeting was held in albach, Austria. The focus of the meeting was to involve Volkswagen executives in the discussion of the large-scale changes that the company needs to make to deal with the changing automotive industry. Dais admitted that the public has done a lot of right things in the past. In the "old world", the public is powerful, but the "new world" can not guarantee the future. He wants the public to make faster decisions, reduce bureaucracy and fulfill more responsibilities < p > it is reported that musk praised the public as his "Idol" and Tesla's biggest challenger. When dis asked musk why Tesla is more flexible than its competitors, musk said it depends on his management style. First of all, he is an engineer. In addition to the car itself, he pays more attention to supply chain, logistics and production. Dis said: "I'm glad to hear the affirmation of our strongest competitor. He believes that if we go all out, we can successfully complete the transformation." < / P > < p > dis also said that Volkswagen has become Tesla's main competitor in the global electric vehicle hegemony and will continue to talk with Tesla. He said, "we will visit you in gruenheide soon." < / P > < p > dis warned last month that Tesla plans to open the company's first automobile factory in Europe in gruenheide near Berlin, which will force the local industry to increase competition with this fast-growing American electric vehicle manufacturer. Tesla plant is waiting for German approval to put it into operation. Volkswagen plans to build six large battery factories in Europe by 2030 as part of its overall bet on electric travel. (small) < / P > < p > extended reading: < / P > < p > Volkswagen CEO praises musk for changing the world: I can't compare with him < / P > < p > source: financial network < / P > < p > Herbert DIS, CEO of Volkswagen Group, said in an interview on Monday that he thought he had "no similarities" with Tesla CEO Elon Musk < p > dis said: "I think he's a very smart man. He's really different. He's changing the world with his adventure." < / P > < p > dis appreciated Musk's long-term vision, but admitted that the two of them have essential differences < p > dis said: "he has great vision. He is a very smart person. But we are very different. He is very focused on Tesla and his story. I run a large traditional company and we try to prepare for the future." < / P > < p > "I think we need different personalities. I like him very much, but I think we are very different." < / P > < p > dis revealed in the interview that internal combustion vehicles will still occupy a place in Volkswagen's strategy, because internal combustion vehicles are still needed in some parts of the world

, he said: "for example, we do not want to withdraw from Latin America, where electric vehicles may not be a solution to climate change. In Latin America, the natural way of development is to use carbon dioxide neutral biofuels."

disis also revealed that the first batch of Volkswagen's self driving cars will be on sale in 2025. The first batch of self driving private cars are expected to be on the market in the same year or 2026 < p > dis acknowledged the role of robot taxis in the future, but he also said that private cars will be shared and have growth potential < p > for the continuous shortage of semiconductor supply, dis said the situation was deteriorating. He said public suppliers in Malaysia have been working hard to deal with the outbreak of COVID-19 in three factories. p> < p > discus laughed off questions related to Musk's hiring him as CEO of Tesla. In April this year, it was reported that dis had received Tesla's offer of employment, but did not explain why he did not accept it
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