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Audi, the city of Ingolstadt and Telekom cooperate on 5G technology

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Audi and Deutsche Telekom are entering into a 5G technology partnership together with the city of Ingolstadt. 5G is thus an essential technological basis for communication between different road users, automated driving and connections to the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Audi deploys Microchip’s MOST150 technology in new Audi A4 sedan’s Virtual Cockpit

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Microchip Technology , a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced that Audi is using MOST technology to network the high-end Audi virtual cockpit system in the latest model year of its best-selling A4 Sedans. Audi Virtual Cockpit in the A4. Click to enlarge.

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Audi and TTTech present prototype advanced ECU for piloted driving at CES; computing capacity superior to entire current A4

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Audi AG’s Ulrich Hackenberg (Member of the Board for Technical Development) holds the prototype zFAS at CES. At the CES in Las Vegas, Audi and its technology partner TTTech Computertechnik AG presented a prototype of the zFAS platform ECU for piloted driving. —Ricky Hudi, Head of Electronics, Audi AG. Click to enlarge.

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Audi To Rival Toyota In Fielding Hybrid Racer At Le Mans

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It's a tenuous connection sometimes, but Audi could lay fair claim to motorsport -derived technology in its road cars, from its Le Mans program. With maiden wins for its TFSI technology in 2001 and TDI diesel in 2006, Audi will this year.

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NIRA Dynamics, InfoCar expand availability of Road Surface Information software with OBD plug-in

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By connecting RSI to a cloud service, road data can be distributed to other vehicles, enabling drivers to adapt their driving style or change routes as they receive information about upcoming hazards or dangerous situations. NIRA customers include Audi, Fiat, Renault, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen and Volvo Cars.

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

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Audi A7 Sportback h-tron. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi, during a fuel cell technology workshop held at the LA show, and may be ready to talk about that technology by the end of next year. Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro plug-in fuel cell hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Automakers will want to tap into connectivity to offer information and entertainment services.

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