Stage 3: Swarm intelligence and Car-to-Car: Cars will be warning one another of hazards such as obstacles, accident sites or glare ice. 90 per cent of German car drivers already consider this functionality to be very important. Intelligent cars could help to save time and minimize risks.
Today’s assistance systems have the potential to navigate, guide and stabilise the car and the driver. This is particularly relevant in urban traffic situations with multi-tasking. Also, this is where our responsibility and job lies: Driving assistance systems and technologies such as piloted driving and parking can reduce stress, take on guidance and warning roles, make corrective actions in driving operation and assume driving tasks in special or emergency situations.
Just a few weeks ago, in California, we were the first company to be granted approval to test piloted driving on public roads. Now we can begin to test our technology platforms on the highways of the Golden State. That is significant progress for vehicle testing under real conditions, and it is close to the Audi Electronics Research Lab (ERL) in Belmont, CA.
Swarm intelligence will help piloted driving achieve a breakthrough. In addition to the sensor data that is generated in the car, information also comes from the infrastructure and other traffic participants.
Our conclusion: The car is increasingly becoming a ‘mobile device’ on four wheels. Connectivity is the key to the car of the future, which makes it an integral part of our premium mobility product line-up.
We have taken piloted driving and parking to production maturity, and we will be the first to introduce it to the market. Once again, we are demonstrating our power in technical innovation and ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ as the DNA of our brand.”
Source: Audi
