CAN-FD in modern vehicles

Translated on 04-07-2026, 5:28.

Hello,

Can you provide me with examples of current vehicles that use CAN-FD?

Best regards, Rainer.

CAN-Diagnose · Translated on 04-07-2026, 5:29.

Most of the vehicles I've examined in recent months have multiple CAN networks, and almost all have a central VCU (Vehicle Control Unit). I've also observed different baud rates on the CAN FD network, ranging from 500 kbps / 1 Mbps or 2 Mbps, or even just 500 kbps, but still using CAN FD. The following vehicles have one or more CAN FD buses:

Mercedes Benz.
C-Class model series W206.
A-Class series 177.
EQS,

VW Golf 8
VW ID.3, ID.4, ID.x

BMW X5 xDrive40i.

CAN-Diagnose · Translated on 04-07-2026, 5:30.

Mercedes-Benz has been using CAN FD in all model series since 2020, and in some models even earlier.
In the medium term, all CAN buses at Mercedes will be converted to CAN FD. They will then be differentiated into "standard" CAN FD (500/1000 or 500/2000 kBit/s) and SIC CAN FD (500/5000 kBit/s). They are also strong advocates for CAN XL (2048 bytes) within the AUTOSAR standard.