Telit Wireless Solutions will be equipping the new Audi A8 with UMTS/HSDPA-based broadband communications modules. The two companies have announced that the new, third-generation ‘MMI Navigation plus’ infotainment system will be fitted as an optional extra from the summer with Telit’s UC864-E-AUTO automotive module. This will give Audi customers the ability to make and receive telephone calls as well as use mobile Internet and innovative online services.
In the high-end car market, infotainment systems are becoming an increasingly important differentiating feature among the competition. The convenient connection of mobile devices, such as telephones, media players or storage media, to the infotainment system, coupled with the connection of the vehicle to the mobile Internet, makes tough demands of the individual technology components and their integration. With its MMI Navigation plus infotainment system, Audi is making strides to step ahead in the field of online communications too.
The MMI Navigation plus with MMI touch is the central control unit for rapid and simple access to all infotainment functions. The system not only has the familiar functions of 3D hard drive navigation, telephone and media functions including 20 GByte of free memory, CD/DVD drive and integrated speech dialog system with multi-slot input, but now also features a touchpad for handwriting recognition. With the optionally-available ‘Bluetooth Autotelefon online’, the UMTS/HSDPA module UC864-E-AUTO from Telit is now being integrated completely into the MMI system. As well as premium voice-controlled telephony via the Bluetooth SIM access profile or plug-in SIM card, the system also offers broadband mobile Internet access inside the car.
