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Audi A8: World's First Google Earth-Enabled In-Car Nav System

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by ggood, Dec 16, 2009.

  1. ggood

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    Now THIS is a nav system:

    Audi A8: World's First Google Earth-Enabled In-Car Nav System - 2011 Audi A8 - Gizmodo

    The 2011 Audi A8 continues to set the full-size sedan gadget bar higher with the integration of Google Earth and terrain-mapping into its 8-inch LCD screen. Now you can find a Starbucks... in 3D!




    Audi's system will use a UMTS modem to allow data transfer for the navigation system, downloading maps and integrating Internet search into the multimedia interface so a user can ask it to search for "Cabinet maker" and then pull the results up on the display. The onboard computer also matches street data with the Google Earth 3D terrain model to provide route guidance over the map.
     
  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Finally! Now THAT is a navigation system.