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Audi Q6 e-tron - Driver assistance systems
Audi Q6 e-tron - Driver assistance systems
Driver assistance systems
As far as the driver assistance systems of the new Audi Q6 e-tron are concerned, Audi provides a wide range of functions that significantly improve everyday driving and road safety for all road users. A first for the Audi Q6 e-tron is the adaptive driving assistant plus. This supports the driver when accelerating, braking, maintaining speed and the set distance from the vehicle in front, as well as with lane guidance. This can increase driving comfort, especially on long journeys. The system uses various sensors to permanently monitor the vehicle's surroundings. These include the radar sensor installed in the front of the vehicle, the front camera, and the ultrasonic sensors. Depending on the region, high-resolution map data and swarm data from other vehicles calculated in the cloud are also used to improve driving behavior. From a fusion of this information, the vehicle calculates the route ahead and guides the vehicle comfortably and in the center of the lane by means of supportive steering interventions. At the same time, the system reacts to vehicles joining the same lane in front and regulates the distance to them. It also anticipates and adapts the vehicle speed to speed limits and situations such as bends, junctions, traffic circles and ramps (highway entrances and exits). In stop-and-go traffic, the system slows the car to a standstill and can automatically set off again depending on how long the vehicle has been stationary. At stop signs, the speed is reduced to comfortably allow the driver to take over the situation. Thanks to the large number of parameters included, the adaptive driving assistant offers the most comfortable driving experience possible across the entire speed range and in traffic jam situations. Functional content may vary depending on country availability and vehicle configuration.
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Audi A6 e-tron – Design and Lighting technology
Audi A6 e-tron – Design and Lighting technology
The exterior: elegant and progressive
The body's clean design focuses on dynamism, progressiveness, and elegance. The front is simultaneously harmonious and expressive. The slim design of the daytime running lights and the wide grille make the A6 e-tron* appear flat and wide on the road.- Available media:
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Audi S5 Avant – Second-generation digital OLED rear lights
Audi S5 Avant – Second-generation digital OLED rear lights
New standards in digital light
With the new A5, Audi is accentuating its leading role in lighting design and technology. The
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Audi S5 Avant – Matrix LED headlights with digital daytime running lights
Audi S5 Avant – Matrix LED headlights with digital daytime running lights
The technology sets new standards in terms of personalization: With a total of eight digital light
signatures included in the Matrix LED headlights combined with the digital OLED taillights,
customers can personalize the appearance of their A5/S5 Sedan or A5/S5 Avant like never
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Audi A5 Avant – E3 1.2 electronic architecture
Audi A5 Avant – E3 1.2 electronic architecture
Platform with efficient combustion engines and
hybridization
The new A5 series is based on the Premium Platform Combustion (PPC), a platform for
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Audi Q6 e-tron – E3 1.2 electronic architecture and over-the-air updates
Audi Q6 e-tron – E3 1.2 electronic architecture and over-the-air updates
This technical animation shows the functionality of the newly developed electronic architecture E3 (End-to-End Electronic Architecture).
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Audi Q6 e-tron – Digital OLED rear lights
Audi Q6 e-tron – Digital OLED rear lights
Technical animation showcasing the new digital OLED rear lights 2.0 with increased resolution and customizable light designs as well as road safety functionality via car-to-X communication.
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Audi Q6 e-tron – LED headlights plus / matrix LED headlights
Audi Q6 e-tron – LED headlights plus / matrix LED headlights
This technical animation illustrates the function of the LED head lights plus / matrix LED head lights as well as the booking of the Matrix Beam package and and digital light signatures via functions on demand.
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Audi Q6 e-tron – New display operating concept
Audi Q6 e-tron – New display operating concept
This animation illustrates the composition and function of the "digital stage" in the Audi Q6 e-tron with the curved MMI panoramic display and the optional MMI front passenger display and augmented reality (AR) head-up display (HUD).
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Audi Q8 – Lighting technology - HD matrix LED headlight with laser as additional high beam & digital OLED rear light
Audi Q8 – Lighting technology - HD matrix LED headlight with laser as additional high beam & digital OLED rear light
For the first time, Audi is equipping the Q8 with HD Matrix LED headlights, including a laser as an additional high beam. These headlights feature digital daytime running lights and selectable light signatures. Digital OLED rear lights with four selectable rear light designs complete the expanded light offering.
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Audi Q8 – Assist package Park plus and adaptive cruise control
Audi Q8 – Assist package Park plus and adaptive cruise control
This animation explains the function of different driving assistants in the Audi Q8. This includes the remote park assist plus, which allows for convenient parking even in tight parking spaces and the adaptive cruise control which maintains a preset distance from the traffic ahead.
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Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron – Prediction of electric range
Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron – Prediction of electric range
Range display and route planner: well-informed at all times
During journeys, drivers need reliable information regarding remaining range for peace of mind and to allow them to reliably plan charging stops on long-distance trips. The e-tron route planner in the Audi Q8 e-tron* gives drivers the support they need by taking numerous factors into account when calculating the remaining range, including the individual driving style and the use of comfort features such as air conditioning as well as external factors including congestion, topography along the route, and outside temperatures. All of this information ensures the route planner can ideally integrate charging stops into the planned route.
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Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron – Integration of holoride into Audi models
Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron – Integration of holoride into Audi models
One of the first vehicles to be so, the new Audi Q8 e-tron* is holoride-capable thanks to the modular infotainment kit (MIB 3). Rear seat passengers can put on virtual-reality glasses (VR glasses) and immerse themselves in games, films, and presentations, making car rides a multimodal experience.
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Audi Q8 e-tron – Digital matrix LED technology
Audi Q8 e-tron – Digital matrix LED technology
Digital Matrix LED headlights
The Q8 e-tron* optionally comes with digital Matrix LED headlights. While driving on the highway, the orientation light marks the car’s position in the lane and helps the driver remain securely in the center in narrow spaces. Three other new features are available as well: enhanced traffic information, the lane light with a direction indicator and the orientation light on country roads.
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Audi A8 – Remote park assist plus
Audi A8 – Remote park assist plus
There are about 40 driver assistance systems available in the enhanced Audi A8. Some of them – including the Audi pre sense basic and Audi pre sense front safety systems – are standard equipment for the series. Options are clustered into the “Park,” “City,” and “Tour” packages.
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Audi A8 – Digital Matrix LED and digital OLED technology
Audi A8 – Digital Matrix LED and digital OLED technology
Comparable with video projectors, the Digital Matrix LED headlights use DMD (digital micromirror device) technology. Each headlight has approximately 1.3 million micromirrors, which disperse the light in tiny pixels and precisely control them.
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Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron – Daytime running lights technology
Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron – Daytime running lights technology
The next stage of evolution in daytime running lights is totally new among the competition. Using the MMI touch operating system, the driver can switch between four digital light signatures at any time. Each of them generates its own theme and lends the daytime running lights an individual expression. The variant selected is activated the next time the vehicle is started.
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Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron - AR head-up display
Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron - AR head-up display
With the optional augmented reality head-up display in the Q4 e-tron, Audi is taking a huge step forward in display technology. It reflects important information via the windshield on two separate levels, the status section and the augmented reality (AR) section.
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Audi RS e-tron GT – Infotainment and operating concept
Audi RS e-tron GT – Infotainment and operating concept
Eleven antennas, all of which are integrated where they cannot be seen, connect the e-tron GT with the outside world. They receive and transmit audio, LTE, Bluetooth, and GPS signals, thereby connecting the electric gran turismo to the environment and its owner in many different ways.
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Audi RS e-tron GT – Lighting technology
Audi RS e-tron GT – Lighting technology
The headlights and rear lights are characteristic elements of the exterior design of the e-tron GT that further enhance the expressive exterior design. The LED light signatures at the front and rear feature pronounced three-dimensional modeling and emphasize the emotive look of the e-tron GT.
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Audi RS e-tron GT – Electric sound
Audi RS e-tron GT – Electric sound
Whether it’s quality, design or technical characteristics – the Audi e-tron GT is a car packed with all the passion of Audi. This also applies to the sound of the electrically powered Gran Turismo.
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OLED Lighting technology
OLED Lighting technology
The lights of an Audi no longer serve the mere purpose of providing illumination. They create a new customer experience by pioneering external communication including social interaction as well as enabling a wide variety of lighting design choices.
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Lighting technologies and functional principles
Lighting technologies and functional principles
Previously unknown prospects are now opening up in the wake of digitizing headlights and rear lights: light becomes a medium of external communication and interaction, personalizes design, and provides customers with new styling and customization options.
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Audi Q2 – Lighting technology
Audi Q2 – Lighting technology
Even in the standard version, the revised Q2 illuminates the road with LED headlights, and Audi will install the new Matrix LED headlights upon request.
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Audi Q2 – Adaptive cruise assist
Audi Q2 – Adaptive cruise assist
Audi provides numerous driver assist systems for the revised Q2. The Audi pre sense front safety system, which uses radar to monitor traffic in front of the car, comes as standard.
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Audi Q5 – Digital OLED lighting technology
Audi Q5 – Digital OLED lighting technology
Next-generation OLED lighting technology is available for the first time ever in the modified Q5. OLEDs are extremely efficient organic light-emitting diodes that generate a homogenous light surface. The optional OLED rear light is split into three tiles of six segments each, which enables Audi designers and developers to create different light designs and signatures from a single item of hardware.
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Audi A3 Sportback – Operating experience
Audi A3 Sportback – Operating experience
The cockpit of the A3 Sportback is wholly focused on the driver. It uses familiar elements from the brand’s full-size models and is equipped with a 10.1-inch touch display as standard, which is integrated into the center of the instrument panel.
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Audi A3 Sportback – Assistance functions
Audi A3 Sportback – Assistance functions
Well versed: the driver assist systems
Equipped with Audi pre sense front, swerve assist and lane departure warning, the A3 Sportback helps prevent accidents with other road users and offers a high level of safety as standard.
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Audi A1 citycarver – Amazon Alexa and driver assistance systems
Audi A1 citycarver – Amazon Alexa and driver assistance systems
The assist systems, which include adaptive cruise control and park assist, are taken from the full-size class. Audi pre sense front (pedestrian and cyclist detection) and lane departure warning are standard.
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Audi A8 – Matrix LED reading lamp
Audi A8 – Matrix LED reading lamp
The newly developed Matrix LED reading lights each with seven LEDs provide optimum illumination. The passenger can precisely control the brightness, size and focus of the light cone with the rear seat remote control.
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Audi R8 – Interior and Controls
Audi R8 – Interior and Controls
Behind the steering wheel of the new Audi R8*, the driver feels like a race car driver. All functions are driver-oriented and allow easy operation even when the critical limits are reached – and all without the driver having to take his or her hands off the steering wheel. The newly designed sport seats with integrated headrest provide excellent lateral support. Even more radical seating for a sports car comes in the form of the newly developed R8 bucket seats. These make a clear statement confirming the relationship between lightweight construction and comfort (optional in the V10 and standard in the V10 plus).
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Controls and displays
Controls and displays
Clearly structured and intuitive controls are one of Audi’s great strengths. This is true of every model, from the A1 to the R8 and from the Q7 to the A8. The driver is perfectly integrated in the cockpit of every Audi. The large instruments can be easily read at a glance. Every last control element is logically arranged; each of them provides clear and precise haptic and acoustic feedback when it is actuated.
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Driver information system/ multifunction steering wheel
Driver information system/ multifunction steering wheel
All Audi models feature a multitude of functions. Their displays and controls are bundled into two systems that are optional in some model series, standard in others. One is the Multi Media Interface (MMI) with a large central monitor; the other is the driver information system (DIS), which is controlled via the multifunction steering wheel.
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Audi A6 allroad quattro – Hill Descent Control
Audi A6 allroad quattro – Hill Descent Control
In addition to the specially adapted suspension, the A6 allroad quattro offers additional comfort features including standard hill descent control and tilt angle assist that allow it to take off-road terrain in its stride.
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Audi A8 – Central driver assistance controller (zFAS)
Audi A8 – Central driver assistance controller (zFAS)
There have previously been several control units, each evaluating the information they pick up for a defined function. Now for the first time, a central driver assistance controller (zFAS) permanently forms a comprehensive image of the surroundings from the sensor data – for a wide range of assistance functions.
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Audi Q2 pre sense front
Audi Q2 pre sense front
The Q2 sets new standards with the system Audi pre sense front, which is included as standard equipment. Its radar sensor reliably recognizes critical situations involving other vehicles and crossing pedestrians ahead of the vehicle, even when visibility is poor such as in fog. If Audi pre sense front detects a pending collision, it warns the driver according to a graduated concept.
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Audi Q2 traffic jam assist
Audi Q2 traffic jam assist
The traffic jam assist can take over steering work in slow-moving traffic on well-built interurban roads at speeds up to 65 km/h (40.4 mph). The system uses the radar and ultrasound sensors as well as the front camera, guiding the car by gently adjusting the steering within system limits. The traffic jam assist orients itself to the lane markings and the other vehicles on the road.
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Audi A4 traffic jam assist
Audi A4 traffic jam assist
Another function of the ACC, the traffic-jam assist, can take over steering at speeds of up to 65 km/h (40.4 mph) on well-developed roads when traffic is congested. The system uses the radar and ultrasound sensors as well as the front camera, guiding the car by gently adjusting the steering and following the traffic ahead within system limits. In doing so, the traffic-jam assist uses the lane markings and other vehicles on the road for orientation.
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Audi Q7 traffic jam assist
Audi Q7 traffic jam assist
In the speed range of 0 to 65 km/h (40.4 mph) the traffic jam assist, another function belonging to the ACC, can also take over the steering on well-paved roads, as long as the traffic is moving slowly. The system uses the radar sensors and the video camera. It guides the car through gentle steering interventions and follows the preceding convoy of vehicles within the system limits. The traffic jam assist orientates itself by the lane markings and the other vehicles on the road.
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Audi A4 predictive efficiency assistant
Audi A4 predictive efficiency assistant
Another system that is unique in its class is the predictive efficiency assistant, which is available as part of the Tour assistance package. It works in close conjunction with the adaptive cruise control, the navigation system and the camera-based recognition of traffic signs. The preselected speed adapts to the road conditions by itself, e.g. the topography of the route, speed limits and the traffic ahead.
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Audi Q7 predictive efficiency assistant
Audi Q7 predictive efficiency assistant
The adaptive cruise control system works in close coordination with the MMI navigation plus, camera-based recognition of traffic signs and the predictive efficiency assistant, another pioneering system from the assistance package Tour. It automatically adjusts the preselected speed to the conditions – the route topography, speed limits and road users ahead.
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Audi Q7 Animation predictive efficiency assistant with ACC
Audi Q7 Animation predictive efficiency assistant with ACC
In collaboration with adaptive cruise control (ACC) and traffic sign recognition, the predictive efficiency assistant adapts the preselected speed to the route and the speed limits. The adaptive cruise control system accelerates and brakes to keep the Q7 at the desired distance from the vehicle ahead.
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Audi A4 pre sense city
Audi A4 pre sense city
All of the versions of the new models include the safety system Audi pre sense city as standard equipment. At speeds of up to 85 km/h (52.8 mph), the system scans the road for other vehicles and pedestrians using a windshield-mounted front camera with a range of up to 100 meters (328.1 ft). If there is the threat of a collision, the driver receives a series of warnings, and if necessary the car starts to apply the brakes fully. At speeds up to 40 km/h (24.9 ft), it can fully prevent accidents within the system limits. At higher speeds up to 85 km/h (52.8 mph), warnings and brake intervention can reduce the impact velocity.
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Audi Q7 pre sense city
Audi Q7 pre sense city
At speeds up to 85 km/h (52.8 mph) Audi pre sense city observes the road with respect to other road users (e.g. vehicles and pedestrians). For this purpose, it uses the standard-equipped front camera on the windshield, which can capture events up to a distance of about 100 meters (328.1 ft). On threat of a collision, it warns the driver according to a graduated concept (warning, warning jolt and automatic emergency braking); if necessary, it initiates full deceleration. At speeds up to 40 km/h (24.9 mph) accidents can be avoided completely within the system limits. At higher speeds (up to 85 km/h (52.8 mph)), warnings and brake intervention can reduce the impact velocity.
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Audi A4 turn assist
Audi A4 turn assist
The turning assist is another Audi innovation that monitors oncoming traffic during left turns (on cars with left-hand drive). It has an operating range between 2 and 10 km/h (1.2 and 6.2 mph). In dangerous situations, it brings the car to a complete stop. The system becomes active in the background as soon as the driver turns on the left turn signal.
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Audi Q7 turn assist
Audi Q7 turn assist
The turn assist monitors oncoming traffic when turning left at low speeds. In a dangerous situation, it slows the Q7 to a halt. This intervention keeps the Audi Q7 within its own lane. The system is enabled at speeds of between two and ten km/h (1.2 - 6.2 mph) once the driver operates the turn signal to turn left.
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Audi A4 exit warning
Audi A4 exit warning
The exit warning is activated when the new Audi A4 and Avant stop moving. If other vehicles are approaching from behind, it warns occupants as they open the doors. The system warns drivers by means of LED fiber optics in the inside door-opening mechanism (contour lighting). In situations that are assessed as dangerous, special high-performance red LEDs blink and light up. The exit warning stays on for approximately three minutes after the ignition is turned off.
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Audi Q7 exit warning
Audi Q7 exit warning
The exit warning comes into play once the large SUV has stopped. Should vehicles or bicycles now approach from behind, the system warns the driver and all passengers when they start opening a door. The system uses the LED light guides of the light package in the doors – in a situation identified as hazardous, special high-power LEDs flicker and light up red. The exit warning remains in readiness for about three minutes after the ignition is switched off.
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Audi Q2 rear cross traffic assist
Audi Q2 rear cross traffic assist
An ideal supplement to the park assist is the cross traffic assist rear. When slowly reversing, such as when exiting a perpendicular parking spot or a narrow driveway, it warns the driver of approaching vehicles it considers to be critical. Notification is staged – visual, acoustic and finally with a jolt of the brakes. The system uses the data from the rear radar sensors.
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Audi A4 rear cross traffic assist
Audi A4 rear cross traffic assist
The rear cross-traffic assist is activated when the parking assist is turned on. When this occurs, drivers who are slowly driving backwards (for example, while leaving a parking spot at right angles to the road) are warned about approaching vehicles in critical range. There are different levels of warnings: visual, acoustic and a short jolt of the brakes. The back radar sensors provide the necessary data.
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Audi Q7 rear cross traffic assist
Audi Q7 rear cross traffic assist
The cross-traffic assist rear uses the rear radar sensors to warn the driver, if the parking system is enabled, while reversing slowly, as when pulling out of a perpendicular parking spot in front of other vehicles detected as critical threats. The warning occurs in graduated form – visually on the MMI monitor, acoustically and, if necessary, with a jolt.
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Audi Q2 park assist
Audi Q2 park assist
The park assist is the top-of-the-line solution and can steer the Audi Q2 into parking spaces. While driving at slow speeds, two ultrasonic sensors detect suitable parallel or perpendicular parking spots. The driver just has to engage the proper gear, use the accelerator and the brakes. The park assist backs the compact SUV into the spot.
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Audi A4 park assistant
Audi A4 park assistant
The Parking assistance system features the park assist (also available separately). With the help of twelve radar sensors, it helps maneuver the car into parking spaces that are parallel or at right angles to the road, which it identifies independently when driving at a moderate speed. Furthermore, it can make its own way out of parking spaces parallel to the road. All the driver has to do is accelerate, shift gears and brake.
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Audi Q7 park assist
Audi Q7 park assist
The park assist system, which practically automatically steers the new Q7 in parallel and perpendicular parking and pulls out of parallel parking spots by means of twelve ultrasonic sensors. The package also includes the 360 degree cameras. They display different views of the car’s immediate surroundings on the MMI monitor, including a virtual bird’s eye view and 180-degree images of the front and rear. Such views are very helpful with confusingly arranged exits, and in combination with the cross-traffic assist rear.
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Audi Q2 side assist
Audi Q2 side assist
The lane change assistant Audi side assist is active at speeds of 15 km/h (9.3 mph) and above. It uses two rear-mounted radar sensors with a scanning range of roughly 70 meters (229.7 ft). If a vehicle is located in the blind spot or approaches rapidly, a warning LED in the housing of the respective exterior mirror lights up. If the driver still operates the turn signal, the LED flashes brightly several times in succession.
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Audi Q2 emergency assist
Audi Q2 emergency assist
The emergency assist activates if no reaction on the part of the driver is detected despite warnings from Audi active lane assist. After visual and acoustic warnings plus multiple brake jolts with flashing of the hazard warning lights, the final measure is for the system to autonomously bring the Q2 to a complete stop and activate the parking brake.
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Audi A4 allroad quattro trailer assistant
Audi A4 allroad quattro trailer assistant
If the new A4 allroad quattro is used as a tow vehicle, the optional trailer maneuver assist steers the car-trailer combination backwards in the direction the driver indicates with the rotary/push-button control of the MMI. It also manages turning the steering wheel in the opposite direction and stabilizes the trailer when driving straight ahead.
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Audi Q7 trailer assistant
Audi Q7 trailer assistant
If the new Audi Q7 is serving as a towing vehicle, the driver can enable the trailer maneuver assist when reversing. The driver then need only shift to R and cautiously accelerate. He can then continuously vary the angle of reverse motion by means of the rotary/push-button control in the MMI. For traveling straight ahead, the driver taps once on the control. The picture from the rear view camera on the MMI monitor contains auxiliary lines as a guide. The trailer maneuver assist turns the steering wheel and directs the trailer onto the selected course in a stable fashion, so that the driver can steer the entire car/trailer combination by means of the rotary/push-button control of the MMI.
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adaptive cruise control with stop & go function
adaptive cruise control with stop & go function
The central element of the Audi driver assistance systems is the adaptive cruise control with stop & go function, an automatic distance control system. The system, which is available in a number of larger models, regulates the speed and the interval to the vehicle ahead by automatically accelerating and braking in a speed range of 0 to 250 km/h (0 – 155.34 mph).
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Audi active lane assist
Audi active lane assist
One of the latest assistance systems from Audi is Audi active lane assist. At speeds above 60 km/h (37.28 mph), it uses a camera mounted in front of the rearview mirror to detect the lane markings. It observes the road to a distance of more than 50 meters (164.04 ft) and a coverage angle of roughly 40 degrees. It delivers 25 high-definition images per second.
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Audi side assist
Audi side assist
The lane change assistant Audi side assist is available in an entire range of Audi models. It monitors the traffic behind the vehicle and warns the driver as necessary prior to critical lane changes. The EuroNCAP safety organization recognized the potential of Audi side assist for preventing accidents and awarded it a prize in fall 2010.
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Night vision assistant
Night vision assistant
The night vision assistant is an assistance system for the larger model series from Audi. The heart of this system is a thermal imaging camera at the front of the vehicle. It has an angle of view of 24 degrees, and its protective window is cleaned by a separate nozzle and heated when cold. As a far infrared system (FIR), the camera reacts to the heat radiated by objects in the recorded scene. A computer transforms the information from the camera into black-and-white images and displays them on the central display located between the instruments.
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Park assist
Park assist
Audi offers a variety of different parking systems for its complete model line-up. They use ultrasound, acoustic and optical signals, or a rearview camera whose images are displayed on the on-board monitor. The most convenient solution is the park assist.
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Speed limit display
Speed limit display
Like all assistance systems from Audi, the purpose of the speed limit display is to reduce the burden on the driver. It shows the driver the current maximum permissible speed in the instrument cluster or on the optional head-up display.
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Audi A3 Sportback – Lighting technology
Audi A3 Sportback – Lighting technology
Distinctive: design and lighting
The new Audi A3 Sportback features compact proportions and a sporty design.
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Audi e-tron Sportback – Digital Matrix LED functions
Audi e-tron Sportback – Digital Matrix LED functions
Its digital matrix LED headlights are a new feature now available for the first time in a mass-production vehicle. Their light is broken down into tiny pixels and can be controlled with exceptional precision. This makes safe lane centering easier on narrow stretches of road and shows the position of the vehicle in the lane.
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Audi A7 Sportback – Lighting Design
Audi A7 Sportback – Lighting Design
The A7 Sportback is a testament to Audi’s leading role in lighting technology and lighting design. The Gran Turismo’s headlights are available in three versions: in LED technology, as HD Matrix LED and as HD Matrix LED with Audi laser light.
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Audi TT RS Coupé and Roadster – Matrix OLED technology
Audi TT RS Coupé and Roadster – Matrix OLED technology
For the first time in a series-production Audi, Matrix OLED technology (organic light emitting diode) is used in the rear lights as an option. These emit an extremely homogeneous, precise light. The light does not cast any harsh shadows and does not require any reflectors – this makes the OLEDs in 3D design efficient, lightweight and visually impressive. Each rear light contains four wafer-thin units that become smaller from the inside out. The biggest bears the TT logo and the four Audi rings.
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Audi R8 V10 plus – LED headlights with Audi laser light
Audi R8 V10 plus – LED headlights with Audi laser light
The laser spot doubles the range of the high-beam light. In each headlight there is a module with four powerful laser diodes that are just 300 micrometers in diameter. They generate a blue laser beam with a wavelength of 450 nanometers. A phosphorus converter converts it into white light with a color temperature of 5,500 Kelvin that is pleasing to the human eye. The laser spot – which is active outside of urban areas at speeds of 60 km/h (37.3 mph) and above – offers tremendous advantages in terms of visibility and safety to drivers. An intelligent camera-based sensor system detects other road users and actively adjusts the light pattern to dim the light intensity specifically for them.
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Laserlight in Audi R8 LMX
Laserlight in Audi R8 LMX
419 kW (570 hp), from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 3.4 seconds: The Audi R8 LMX (12.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers [18.2 US mpg]; 299 grams CO2 per kilometer [481.2 g/mile]) offers breathtaking performance and groundbreaking technology.** The limited-edition car is the first production car in the world to come equipped with laser high beams.
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Matrix LED headlights
Matrix LED headlights
In lighting technology, Audi is driving progress at high tempo. The innovative Matrix LED Headlights in the new Audi A8 (Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 11.3 – 5.9; Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 264 - 144)** make driving more composed than ever and set new benchmarks with respect to design and technology.
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Matrix Laser technology
Matrix Laser technology
Audi is further extending its lead in automotive lighting technology. In the sponsored project “intelligent laser light for compact and high-resolution adaptive headlights” (iLaS), the brand with the four rings is working on the headlights of the future with partners from industry and science. Matrix Laser technology and its high resolution will make roadway illumination even more flexible and highly versatile – in all situations.
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adaptive light
adaptive light
The adaptive light is an Audi technology for the xenon plus headlights and is available in a number of different versions. In the top models its controller manages the swiveling modules so that they always deliver the perfect light for urban, interurban and highway driving. The driver can precisely control the function of the adaptive light via the Audi drive select driving dynamics system. The all-weather light integrated into the headlight replaces the fog light.
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LED rear lights
LED rear lights
Rear lights using LED technology are available either as standard or as an option in all Audi models. They produce a distinctive light pattern that in many cases also produces attractive three-dimensional effects. The LEDs are extremely long-lasting and practically maintenance-free. The most important thing, however, is how extremely quickly they reach their full luminosity: if the driver has to brake suddenly, the driver behind gains valuable fractions of a second.
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LED headlights
LED headlights
The LED headlights are an area of technology in which Audi is well ahead of the competition. They were introduced in 2008 on the R8 high-performance sports car; since then the brand with the four rings has repeatedly extended its lead.
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LED daytime running lights
LED daytime running lights
The daytime running lights of white light-emitting diodes are an Audi feature that underscores the distinctive design of the vehicles while simultaneously enhancing safety. They first appeared in 2004 in the Audi A8 W12. The luxury sedan had a light unit comprising five LEDs in each headlight.
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Xenon plus headlights
Xenon plus headlights
Xenon headlights are gas discharge lamps. Two tungsten electrodes are sealed in the burner, a thick-walled quartz glass cylinder filled with xenon gas. A concentrated electric arc burns between the electrodes, and the inert gas filling exerts a pressure of as much as 100 bar (1,450.38 psi). The xenon gas itself gives off a somewhat violet light. Metallic salts in the filling of the gas cylinder reduce its color temperature to 4,200 Kelvin.
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Audi A3 Sedan – Navigation with HD Traffic
Audi A3 Sedan – Navigation with HD Traffic
Upon request, Audi delivers MMI navigation plus, which features the same functions as the full-size class. The navigation system can make intelligent route suggestions on the basis of the journey history. In doing so, it takes statistical empirical values based on time of day and traffic density into account, as well as real-time data on the traffic situation.
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Audi connect
Audi connect
Audi vehicles are master communicators. Some of them can network with the Internet. The catchword here is Audi connect. This requires the Bluetooth car phone online, an extension of the top-of-the-line navigation system MMI navigation plus, that brings a UMTS module and a Wi-Fi hotspot to the car.
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Car-to-x
Car-to-x
Red lights not only annoy the driver, they also have a negative impact on the environment. In its efforts to improve efficiency, Audi is developing concepts for the intelligently managed traffic of tomorrow. As part of the travolution project, the engineers have developed a method by which the cars can communicate with traffic lights. This reduces fuel consumption and consequently emissions.
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Navigation system
Navigation system
The top-of-the-line system from Audi puts the brand in the pole position when it comes to multimedia. The MMI navigation plus is available for the large models, but is also available in a very similar form for the compact A1 (Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.1 – 3.8; Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 162 - 99)**.
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Predictive route data
Predictive route data
The top navigation system, the MMI navigation plus, is networked in a pioneering manner with the driver assistance and safety systems on board the large Audi models. Its navigation database describes the entire European road system in countless details.
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Rear seat entertainment
Rear seat entertainment
As the name suggests, Rear Seat Entertainment is a multimedia system for the rear seat. The latest version of this system is used in the A8. The backrests of the driver and front-passenger seats each integrate a high-resolution display measuring 10.2 inches diagonally. They can be tilted 10 degrees and are capable of displaying different content. A sensor enables their brightness to adjust automatically to the lighting conditions inside the vehicle. They are controlled via a separate MMI controller in the rear center armrest.
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New electronics platform
New electronics platform
“German engineering meets Silicon Valley” – a fitting slogan to describe the partnership that Audi has been nurturing with the Nvidia Corporation since 2005. This partnership quickly moved the brand with the four rings into a leading position in automotive infotainment. Nvidia technology enabled such innovations as the world’s first integration of Google Earth navigation and the elegant graphics featured in many models.
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Audi prologue piloted driving
Audi prologue piloted driving
Heralding a new design era: the Audi prologue piloted driving showcar
The Audi prologue piloted driving show car is a focus at CES. It not only stands for a new design era, but also integrates many innovations in the areas of connectivity, infotainment and user interface which Audi will be showing at 2015 CES. In this connection, this show car’s laser matrix headlights and perimeter sensorics will demonstrate how the car of the future will become ever more of an assistant to its occupants. After all, the Audi prologue piloted driving stands for the state of technology, which includes piloted driving.- Available media:
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Adaptive restraint system
Adaptive restraint system
Passengers in many models are protected by the Audi adaptive restraint system, which in some model series is networked with the predictive safety system Audi pre sense. The system draws its information from an entire array of acceleration and pressure sensors.
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Audi pre sense
Audi pre sense
Audi pre sense is a technology package for predictive safety. It is available in a number of different expanded levels in most of the larger Audi model series.
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New control and display concepts
New control and display concepts
Audi is driving progress in the area of controls and displays at a rapid pace. A central topic here is the MMI touch. In the next generation, the touchpad will be even more tightly integrated into the MMI control terminal as the surface of the rotary pushbutton, enabling it to also be installed in vehicles with less available space. The new solution makes operation even easier because the driver’s right hand can always rest in the same place. The number of surrounding function buttons will be reduced.
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Audi R8 Spyder V10 – LED headlight with laser spot
Audi R8 Spyder V10 – LED headlight with laser spot
37 light-emitting diodes in each of the headlights of the new R8 Spyder produce a bright LED light that can be augmented with the optional Audi laser light. A module with four high-power laser diodes, each of which is just 300 micrometers in diameter, emit a blue laser beam with a wavelength of 450 nanometers. A phosphor converter converts it into white light with a color temperature of 5,500 Kelvin, which is pleasant to the human eye.
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MMI touch
MMI touch
Audi offers the MMI navigation plus as an option in the large sedan model series and in the A7 Sportback. It is operated in an entirely new way – via a touchpad known as the MMI touch.
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Head-up display
Head-up display
The head-up display is a new, high-end feature that Audi makes available as an option in the A6 (Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 9.8 – 4.9; Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 229 - 129)** and A7 Sportback. It projects the most important information and indications onto the windshield. A TFT liquid crystal display backlit by a white LED generates the color image. Two aspherical mirrors enlarge it and redirect it while compensating for the distortion caused by the shape of the windshield.
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Audi Q2 – Lighting technology
Audi Q2 – Lighting technology
Even in the standard version, the revised Q2 illuminates the road with LED headlights, and Audi will install the new Matrix LED headlights upon request.
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MMI
MMI
The Multi Media Interface (MMI) from Audi made its debut in the Audi A8 in 2002 and has since become established as the leading user interface on the market. The current large model line-up features the latest-generation MMI in slightly different configurations depending on the model.
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Networking
Networking
The top models from Audi, from the A6 (Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 9.8 - 4.9; Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 229 - 129)** to the A8, integrate a multitude of infotainment and assistance functions using a new architecture. Previously developers always installed new sensors and data bus segments to meet the steadily increasing communication requirements of the controllers. Audi is using the Flex Ray bus system for the first time in the A8. This system permits transmission of data between the control units for the chassis and the assistance systems in real time.
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