Volkswagen rolls Copilot out to 330,000 employees while the data layer remains a plan
YvesMulkers · x · 2026-10-29
Volkswagen has deployed Microsoft Copilot seats to 330,000 employees, yet the underlying data layer that would make it truly useful is still only a plan. The author argues the seats went live faster than the foundation beneath them — a classic case of enterprises shipping tools before the data infrastructure, with real value hinging on whether the data layer catches up.
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