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JUNE 5, 2012

Audi is using Sierra Wireless AirPrime embedded wireless modules to help develop and test an LTE-connected infotainment system. ( LTE = Long Term Evolution for higher speed wireless communication.)

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JANUARY 10, 2014

Audi this week demonstrated some of the early concept results of the Audi Urban Intelligent Assist (AUIA) project to media in San Francisco. Highlights of the featured technology include: Audi Driver Centric Urban Navigation. Audi Urban Assistance. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Please turn left at the park”).

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MARCH 4, 2013

Audi is providing more details on the coming A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. In purely electric mode, the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron achieves a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) with a range of up to 50 km (31 miles). The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron uses a parallel hybrid design. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Driving in chaotic urban traffic can be as nearly as stressful as jumping out of an airplane, according to new findings from an Audi and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study. For Audi, the research helps validate how driver assistance and connectivity technologies can help ease the stress of daily driving.

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APRIL 6, 2017

For the next generation of the Audi A8, an intelligent mix of four materials—aluminum, steel, magnesium and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP)—is being used for the first time in the weight-bearing body structure—more materials than in any of the brand’s previous production models. 36 millimeters (1.4

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Credit: Audi. liter EA888 Gen3 engine featured in Audi’s all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept unveiled at the North American International Auto Show this week ( earlier post ) features—as does its production ilk—a dual injection system that combines direct injection with indirect injection into the intake manifold.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

The new three-year research initiative is called “Audi Urban Intelligent Assist.” The aim is to take connected car, driver assistance and infrastructure electronics to the next level of providing detailed information so motorists have a better sense of the driving conditions surrounding them. Audi Urban Diagnostic.

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MARCH 10, 2012

The spotlight may have fallen on the Geneva Motor Show – but it as at the CeBIT event in Hanover that Audi has chosen to showcase its Audi Connect banner. The aim of Audi Connect is to link the vehicle and the driver together; as well as with the internet; infrastructure; and with other vehicles. [.].

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JUNE 3, 2016

Nine years after the launch of the mid-size A5, Audi unveiled the second-generation A5 and S5 Coupé during an event at the company’s headquarters in Ingolstadt. The new Audi A5 Coupé will launch in Germany with five engines: two gasoline TFSI and three diesel TDI units. Audi S5 Coupé with virtual cockpit.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Audi used the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Audi to highlight an array of vehicle communications and infotainment ideas, among them a further exploration of its car-to-car technology (Car-2-X) that could reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. This form of integration makes traffic flow much better.

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MARCH 2, 2015

Audi introduced the Q7 e-tron quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) at the Geneva show. tron quattro is Audi’s second vehicle featuring a plug?in in hybrid vehicles, the Audi Q7 e?tron Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 Like all Audi hybrid models, the Q7 e-tron quattro has also been designed as a parallel hybrid. TDI quattro.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The demonstration took place during “The 5G Path of Vehicle-to-Everything Communication” event organized by 5GAA – Automotive Association, of which Pirelli is a member.

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JULY 11, 2017

In a brand event in Barcelona, Audi unveiled its fourth-generation A8 luxury sedan. The Audi A8 has also been developed for highly automated driving. From 2018, Audi will gradually be taking piloted driving functions such as parking pilot, garage pilot and traffic jam pilot into production. lb-ft) of system torque.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. seconds—comparable to the 7.4

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

At the end of 2015, Audi AG, the BMW Group and Daimler AG purchased HERE Technologies, a leading software company for high-resolution digital navigation maps and location-based services, from Nokia. The new A8 features an array of technologies and connected vehicle services created by the map developer. Earlier post.)

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MAY 24, 2014

Partners in Germany’s UR:BAN research consortium recently gave a mid-term status report on the three major component projects in an event at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Braunschweig, Germany. At the midterm event, object detection was demonstrated along with free space or generic object detection using grids. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Qualcomm Technologies, working alongside automakers including Audi China, BAIC, ChangAn, Geely and Great Wall and others, as well as China SAE ITS software stack providers Genvict, Nebula Link and Savari, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

During his concluding remarks at the Group Night event, Volkswagen Group Chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). Audi e-tron quattro.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

On the eve of the Paris Motor Show, HERE, the high-definition mapping and location services business company acquired by Audi, BMW and Daimler ( earlier post ), announced next-generation vehicle-sourced data services. Road construction, lane/road closures and traffic events such as accidents, as detected by the vehicle’s forward camera.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

With modern vehicles lacking direct, physical connections between controls and the relevant systems, Ferrari can have real vehicles bumping into virtual ones and responding accordingly. Though just knowing that connected cars can be controlled in this manner does open up a lot of questions about security. It’s not a terrible idea.

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JULY 7, 2017

The e-smart Connect project—highlighted during a recent Media Day event—includes a practical and user-friendly solution for charging high-voltage batteries of electric vehicles produced by the Volkswagen Group. The robot takes care of connecting up the charging cable for the driver. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 30, 2016

By accessing calendar information on a mobile device, the app also adds events with addresses to the daily driving itinerary. INRIX Traffic uses a crowd-sourced network of more than 275 million connected cars and devices to offer what it claims is the most accurate map and real-time information in the world.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Huawei Technologies has two huge booths at this week’s event, and there are at least seven Chinese automakers touting its Qiankun installed in their cars as the most sophisticated advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) to date. Audi said it does not comment on suppliers.

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JULY 24, 2020

Hager Group and Audi are thus bidirectional charging at home, otherwise known as Vehicle to Home (V2H). Audi and the Hager Group have developed a research and solution approach that creates financial incentives and offers greater security of supply. —Martin Dehm, technical project manager for bidirectional charging at Audi.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But GM’s European head Jaclyn McQuaid said at a launch event in Paris that electric SUVs are expected to be the fastest-growing segment for zero-emission vehicles, Reuters reported. The all-around Lyriq has been compared to the Mercedes EQE SUV, Audi A8 e-tron, and BMW iX. The top-of-the-line Sport mode starts at $61,795.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Speaking of fires in cars fueled by gasoline or diesel, he says, “It’s an everyday event. As a result, the occasional gasoline-fueled car fires one sees on the side of the highway can be treated, Kohl notes, as “an un-event.” “The You don’t have to go far to see [a car on fire].

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

ERTICO (ITS Europe), organizer of the World Congress, announced the decision to stage the event in Germany with Hamburg as the hosting city at the ITS World Congress in Montréal. Audi recently established an independent company, Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH, for self-driving systems. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Audi unveiled its all-electric Audi e-tron mid-size SUV—its first fully electric production model—in an event in San Francisco. inches high—basically, in-between the Audi Q5 and Q8—offering the spaciousness and comfort commensurate with an Audi. US figures will be available closer to launch.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Fisker Automotive unveiled its new model, the Atlantic sedan (known earlier as project Nina), in an event in new York. Its four-cylinder gasoline engine, which acts as a generator and is not mechanically connected to the wheels, is tuned to offer maximum economy and high torque. Fisker Atlantic design prototype. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 29, 2014

The magnets are provided by GKN Hybrid Power’s MLC (Magnetically Loaded Composite) material which has the advantage of being both very low on eddy current losses and safe as there are no discrete magnets rotating at the very high rotor speeds of the flywheel to contain in the event of a failure. —Philip Swash, CEO GKN Land Systems.

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JUNE 20, 2013

Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. The DQ 400 E hybrid transmission is also being applied in the upcoming Audi A3 plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 13, 2014

This might not win over an Audi owner, but then again, Ford is most interested in taking share from Toyota, Honda, and Chevrolet. When connected to an Apple iPhone, SYNC 3 offers seamless integration of Siri Eyes-Free control. They can search for “Detroit Airport” rather than using the official name “Detroit Metropolitan Airport.”

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Audi brand group (MLB evo) with Lamborghini and Ducati will be continued as will the Truck Holding, and the Power Engineering and Financial Services business lines. This is not related to recent events, the Group said. Stackman is succeeded by Luca de Meo, currently Audi AG Board of Management member for Sales and Marketing.

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JUNE 2, 2016

One week after the Volkswagen Group announced a US$300-million strategic investment in global ride hailing provider Gett ( earlier post ), the two companies laid the cornerstone for their strategic partnership at a kick-off event at the DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum in Berlin.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2017

Audi AI is the umbrella term for its new generation of high-end assistance technologies extending all the way up to highly automated driving. The core of the systems which Audi is developing for piloted driving is the central driver assistance system control unit (zFAS), which is also making its debut in the new Audi A8.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

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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MAY 11, 2023

An ungodly amount of traffic and roadworks further lowered my spirits en route to the driving event. Full disclosure: Alfa Romeo invited me to a drive event in Lake Orion, Michigan, where I was offered a delicious-looking Italian lunch that I declined. Though there are still a good number of outlets for devices requiring them.

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