Volkswagen AG has named Alexander Hitzinger as its new director responsible for technical development at its commercial vehicles division. Hitzinger will also take group-wide responsibility for the automaker's efforts to develop self-driving vehicles and offer 'Mobility as a Service', an initiative that seeks to keep drivers behind the wheel of its cars even if they do not own them. Hitzinger had been working on Apple's electric car project, having earlier worked at Porsche. Prior to that, he worked in Formula 1 racing at Red Bull Technology.