ID. Buzz range starts the summer with technology updates including new vehicle-to-load function

• New functions include vehicle-to-load for charging external devices, one-pedal driving, Connected Travel Assist with traffic light recognition and extended app store
• Improved operating concept: Buttons on the steering wheel make it easier to operate important vehicle, cockpit and infotainment functions
• New functions from Summer 2026

Hanover, 22 April 2026 – The ID. Buzz is electrifying the global VW Bus community. It combines spaciousness and an iconic design with an efficient, all-electric drive, transporting the Volkswagen Bus feeling into the modern era. The ID. Buzz is now receiving a comprehensive update with a host of new functions on board, thanks to the latest software generation. These include a vehicle-to-load function, meaning it will now be possible to continuously supply 2.0 kW of power to external devices such as electric grills or e-bikes. Additionally, it is receiving an enhanced Connected Travel Assist with automatic traffic light recognition as well as one-pedal driving, where the vehicle recuperates until it comes to a standstill.

More flexibility thanks to vehicle-to-load: The new software generation introduces the vehicle-to-load function in the ID. Buzz. It enables electrical devices to be powered directly from the vehicle battery. The high-voltage battery can be used to continuously operate or charge external devices with 2.0 kW via the Mode 3 connection of the charging socket using an adapter. This makes it possible, for example, to charge e-bikes directly at the ID. Buzz on a weekend trip.

Connected Travel Assist with traffic light recognition: A new evolutionary stage of Travel Assist will also be optionally available for the ID. Buzz. Given the system’s use of a wide range of online data, it has been renamed Connected Travel Assist. The enhanced assist system now also reacts to traffic lights - if the system detects a red traffic light, it automatically brakes the ID. Buzz to a standstill.¹ Another new feature is one-pedal driving, which enables rapid deceleration of the VW Bus to a standstill through regulation of the accelerator alone.¹

Infotainment with new services: The new Innovision infotainment system will also be used in the ID. Buzz. A new app store is integrated into the system, which allows functions and services to be activated or expanded digitally, flexibly and on a vehicle-specific basis. Just like with a smartphone, popular apps are available for download here – covering audio to video streaming, parking, charging and gaming. Operation of the ID. Buzz is further improved by a multifunction steering wheel with newly designed buttons.

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Notes:
1) Within the system limits. The driver remains responsible.

For over 75 years, the VW Bus has stood for reliability and versatility – initially in commercial use and today also in everyday family life and camping. Now in its seventh generation, the concept continues to impress: as reliable Transporter, versatile Multivan, adventurous California, or fully electric ID. Buzz. Whether as a mobile workshop, trusted service vehicle, or utility-driven everyday hero – the vehicles by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles offer space for needs and dreams and are in use worldwide for people on a mission.

At the sites in Hanover (Germany), Poznań (Poland), and Września (Poland), more than 21,000 employees produce vehicles for both commercial and private customers. Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan, Caddy, Crafter, California, Amarok, and the ID. Buzz delight and inspire customers every day. With the ID. Buzz AD, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is producing the first fully autonomous production vehicle in Europe and shaping the future of mobility as a manufacturer. Headquartered in Hanover, the brand is shaping the mobility of today and tomorrow – meeting all the demands for clean, intelligent, and sustainable mobility. This is what Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles stands for with its brand promise: success, freedom, future.

Information on all aspects of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand and the Hanover site can be found at: https://www.vwn-presse.de/content/pressedb/de/en.html

Contact

Chris Yan
Head of Product Communications, VWCV, Digital & Brand Experience
Phone: +49 152 229 956 03
E-mail: chris.yan@volkswagen.de

Tim Fronzek
Product Communications, ID. Buzz, Multivan and Transporter
Phone: +49 152 588 725 78
E-mail: tim.fronzek@volkswagen.de

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