October 11, 2011 At the International VDI congress and exhibition “Electronic Systems for Motor Vehicles”, vehicle manufactures Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, and Volkswagen are going to present the Combined Charging System for the first time. The Combined Charging System has been developed in close cooperation with American vehicle manufacturers Ford and General Motors (GM). Read more

July 28, 2011 Audi will use National Semiconductor's FPD-Link III SerDes chipsets in its upcoming car generation due in 2012. The carmaker plans to equip its modular high-end infotainment systems with NatSemi's high-bandwidth data transmission technology. Read more

June 27, 2011 After the recent announcement of a 48V supply network in future cars, the elements of a split-voltage architecture take shape. It appears that the roll-out schedule is rather ambitious. Read more

June 21, 2011 Global automakers including Audi, General Motors and Volkswagen are putting their horsepower behind wireless in-vehicle charging, a study from market researcher IHS iSuppli states. The technology allows motorists to recharge the batteries of their mobile devices while on the road. Read more

June 16, 2011 Car makers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to jointly incorporate a number of common architectural elements for their on-board power network. These include an additional 48V section and a charging connector type for all electric and hybrid vehicles as well as CAN bus interfaces supporting partial network operation. Read more

April 20, 2011 The RESCAR 2.0 research project seeks to enhance the reliability and robustness of electronic automotive components. Six partners from all levels of the development chain have joined forces in a quest to come up with overarching solutions. Read more

April 6, 2011 At the MOST Forum in Frankfurt, the first OEMs announced roll-out time lines for the latest version of the MOST infotainment bus. The Volkswagen group plans to integrate the fast data bus in Audi's A3 volume vehicle in 2012. Daimler pursuits a different strategy, planning to start with its flagship S-class models in 2013. Read more

March 16, 2011 Against the background of imminent roll-out in serial production at Audi and Daimler, the program at the imminent MOST Forum is marked by topics related to practical aspects of the MOST technology. At the same time, the event will provide an outlook to next-gen MOST technology options. Read more

February 16, 2011 At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Audi showed an A8 luxury sedan equipped with LTE broadband communications technology. Audi called the vehicle a “functional prototype”. The LTE equipment was based on Alcatel-Lucent's commercially available broadband mobile infrastructure. Read more

November 18, 2010 The car of the future will not be just connected – it will be integral part of cloud computing models which provide extensive computing and data services for the rolling terminal. At the QNX Automotive Summit in Stuttgart, the software vendor as well as several automotive OEMs and tier ones granted an insight into ongoing developments. Not surprisingly, smartphones take center stage in QNX's scenario. Read more

November 12, 2010 Whenever these days a discussion involves power electronics for cars, you can be almost sure the topic is related to EV or HEV powertrains and/or Lithium-ion batteries. But there are other power topics as well, and one of them even took center stage at two major semiconductor vendors during electronica: Driving LEDs for automotive headlight applications. Read more

November 4, 2010 The absence of noise associated to electric vehicles is considered a relief for many traffic participants. But at the same time, cars gliding along in almost perfect silence represent a potential source of danger. Audi, like many other OEMs, now is trying to find the ideal sound for the e-cars. Read more

October 19, 2010 MOST150, the most recent iteration of the MOST automotive infotainment network standard, will be first implemented in vehicles from Audi. The company now concluded two MOST150 reference projects, effectively declaring the technology as “ready to take off”, as MOST cooperation puts it. At the same time, the group received reinforcement by five new members. Read more

August 10, 2010 Marvell and HARMAN, an automotive audio and infotainment leader, have announced they are enabling automakers to offer integrated Wi-Fi connectivity via Marvell Mobile Hotspot (MMH) technology. The 2010 Audi A8 is the first automobile on the market to feature a factory-installed mobile hotspot, representing a significant milestone for in-car Internet technology. The 2010 Audi A8 with MMH technology is now available in Europe. Read more

July 27, 2010 In an project highlighting the increasing merger of home and automotive entertainment technologies, a consortium explores ways to use home media content in vehicles and mobile devices. Read more

July 19, 2010 The complexity of automotive electronics has reached a degree that makes it increasingly difficult to manage diagnostics. According to chip vendor Infineon, the causes of up to 40 percent of error reports in vehicles cannot be identified exactly. In a joint research project, OEMs, tier ones and chip vendors try to improve the diagnostic capabilities within the car electronics jungle. Read more

July 12, 2010 Vector and its strategic partner TTTech Automotive have won a supply contract by Audi for Autosar Basic Software (BSW). The call for bids covered modules for communication over CAN, LIN and FlexRay data bus systems, including real-time environment RTE and end-to-end protection for safety-related ECUs. Read more

June 23, 2010 At the opportunity of the final conference of the AKTIV research initiative, Audi subsidiaries Projekthaus Fahrerassistenzsysteme and Audi Electronics Ventures (AEV) have presented three projects highlighting the technology for future safety assistants. Read more

June 10, 2010 QNX Software Systems has announced that Audi has chosen the QNX Neutrino operating system as the software platform for Audi's next-generation high-end infotainment system. According to the software vendor, the infotainment system will provide integration with smartphones, media players, USB drives, and other mobile devices. Read more

June 3, 2010 In the 'travolution' research project, automotive OEM Audi aims at reducing fuel consumption through an unconventional method: Interaction between traffic lights and vehicles, aiming at optimizing the traffic flow. Independently of its outcome, Audi's approach could find friends among drivers. Read more

May 26, 2010 Austriamicrosystems has announced that luxury car maker Audi as well as Audi's parent company Volkswagen has selected the AS8221 FlexRay transceiver for use in their Electronic Control Units (ECUs). The AS8221 fully conforms to the FlexRay Electrical Physical Layer Specification V2.1 Rev B and is targeted for use in ECUs connected to the permanent battery supply where the transceiver manages the ECU power-up via its inhibit output pins. Read more

May 11, 2010 Automotive supplier Bosch has provided details on the instrument cluster for the Audi A8 luxury sedan. A mysterious 64-bit processor controls the graphics. Read more

April 28, 2010 During the Auto China trade fair in Shanghai, Volkswagen made clear it regards China as one of the most important centers of gravity for e-car development. The company plans to develop and build electric vehicles Read more

April 27, 2010 In Audi's top-of-the line sedan A8, an automatic emergency braking system provided by automotive supplier Bosch will go into series production shortly. The intelligent brake recognizes critical situations, in particular if a rear-end collision is likely, and automatically applies the brakes. Read more