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She thinks for a moment and comes up
with even more parallels with the auto-
pilot : “Take-o in an airplane is always
done manually. At a specific altitude,
after approximately 30 seconds, the auto-
pilot can take over flying and I take
over again for the landing, if not before.”
The same is true for piloted driving : The
system is only ready when conditions for
a trac jam or a stop-and-go situation
are met. “At this point, I have to press a
button to activate the system, but I can
still intervene at any time.” Just before
Munich-Schwabing, trac suddenly
clears completely. The Audi accelerates
quickly to just under 50 kilometers per
hour. Zdebel now places her hands back
on the steering wheel and drives herself
the last few kilometers to her destination.
She gets out in front of the hotel, takes
her suitcase, enters through the revolv-
ing door and heads toward the reception
to check in. After that she returns to
the car and activates the smartphone
app with the parking function. The gate
opens, and she watches as the Audi A6
Avant test vehicle disappears by itself
inside the parking garage.
Audi connect*links the driver and passengers with
the outside world. The digital one and the real one.
The myAudi website allows you to personalize Audi
connect, and thanks to the new Long Term Evolution
(LTE) transmission standard, Audi uses transmission
speeds ten times faster than the UMTS standard
used up to now.
Not only does the MMI Navigation plus allow you
to reach your destination flawlessly, it also displays
all important, up-to-date trac information in real
time, the least expensive gas station on the route
and the nearest rest stop, for instance – with the ap-
propriate Google Earth™ and Google Street View™
display, if desired. Even virtual city tours are not a
problem. And if you upload a photo with GPS data onto
the MMI Navigation plus, Picturebook navigation
can take you directly to the most beautiful places.
Thanks to Audi connect, everything is on board :
e-mails and text messages can be read aloud by
the system. A dictation function enables you to reply
to short incoming messages. Even current weather
and travel information as well as news, which can
be individually tailored to your preferences, are avail-
able.
There are also flight and train information
and Facebook and Twitter services specially adapted
for use in the vehicle. And with the point-of-interest
search and parking information, you will find your
way around even unfamiliar cities.
With the integrated Wi-Fi hotspot, you can connect
up to eight mobile devices such as tablets, laptops or
games consoles to the Internet. This allows web radio
stations and even HD videos to be streamed directly
to the vehicle.
*Audi connect is available in various forms and with
country-specific dierences depending on the model series.
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