Asian premiere of the Audi R8 LMS at first FIA GT World Cup in Macau

Asian premiere of the Audi R8 LMS at first FIA GT World Cup in Macau

11/12/15, Ingolstadt – The new Audi R8 LMS instantly won its first major endurance race – the Nürburgring 24 Hours – in May. Now the GT3 sports car will be battling for victory in the season’s most important sprint race in the streets of Macau. At the same time, this marks the Asian premiere of the Audi R8 LMS from November 19 to 22. The International Automobile Federation has awarded ‘FIA GT World Cup’ status to this city street race for the first time. Starting in 2016, Audi will be fielding the…

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Audi Toolmaking prints “Auto Union Typ C”

Audi Toolmaking prints “Auto Union Typ C”

11/05/15 Ingolstadt – From powder to a component: With a 3D printer, Audi Toolmaking has produced a model of the historical Grand Prix sports car “Auto Union Typ C” from the year 1936. The company is now examining further possible applications of metal printers for the production of complex components. At the same time, Audi is creating important synergies with toolmaking in other parts of the Volkswagen Group. “We are pushing forward with new manufacturing technologies at Audi Toolmaking and at the Volkswagen Group,” stated Prof. Dr. Hubert Waltl, Audi’s Board of Management Member for Production and…

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Five stars for Audi A4 in Euro NCAP test

Five stars for Audi A4 in Euro NCAP test

The new Audi A4 is among the safest cars in its field of competitors. The European consortium Euro NCAP has awarded it the top score of five stars for adult and child safety as well as for pedestrian protection. It also gave the Audi A4 the “Euro NCAP advanced” special award for its standard-fit multicollision brake assist system and for the Audi pre sense basic system, which is available as an option. Multicollision brake assist automatically brakes the Audi in the event of an accident, thus reducing the danger of skidding as well…

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Audi participating in Web Summit 2015

Audi participating in Web Summit 2015

Audi is taking its involvement in Europe’s biggest startup conference to the next level: At this year’s Web Summit, which will start this Tuesday in Dublin, the company is participating in the central pitch competition as one of the jurors. At this event, young entrepreneurs compete with each other by pitching their digital business ideas and introduce themselves to potential investors, international groups and media representatives. AUDI AG will in addition be presenting its activities in the arena of piloted driving in a keynote speech and exhibition. “The connected car…

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Smart factory: Audi Shows Intelligent Production

Smart factory:  Audi Shows Intelligent Production

New Encounter magazine about the factory of the future Board of Management Member for Production Prof. Dr. Hubert Waltl: “We need qualified employees and IT experts in a fully connected production process” Vision: producing with competence islands instead of assembly lines Humans and robots working hand in hand, car-body parts emerging from a 3D printer and cars driving in piloted mode from the assembly line: Audi is pursuing this vision of the factory of the future: the smart factory. In the Encounter magazine under that heading, the automobile manufacturer is…

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Audi mastermind for piloted driving: the central driver assistance controller

Audi mastermind for piloted driving:  the central driver assistance controller

Central controller manages all systems for piloted driving High-end computing power on a surface the size of a tablet PC Series production within the next two years The central driver assistance controller (zFAS) is the core of future systems for piloted driving under development by Audi. This mastermind uses cutting edge, high performance processors and will work its way into the model range step by step in the foreseeable future. It is a key milestone on the road to new, automated driving functions and a demonstration of the pioneering role…

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