AI in Audi

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Audi AG (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?8477), automobile manufacturer, Ingolstadt, Germany

Cooperation with Nvidia in the creation of driverless cars (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?16199)

Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=19487) is a 100% subsidiary of AUDI AG and is the ‘center of excellence’ for urban autonomous driving in the VW Group.

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https://youtu.be/fiUjamlRuRY

Unmanned Audi TT Pikes Peak project

Uploaded on Jun 28, 2010


Final preparations are underway for this unmanned Audi TTS to tackle the Pikes Peak Hillclimb as part of a technology experiment between the Volkswagen ERL group and Stanford University. You can see a video from earlier in the project elsewhere on eurotuner.com or youtube.com/eurotuner

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https://youtu.be/YEn9bQkBXkE

Audi A7: Auto Pilot Car of the Future

Published on Jan 14, 2013

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https://youtu.be/1yidKlC1yKQ

Testing Audi's self-driving and traffic light-monitoring cars

Published on Jan 8, 2014


Audi — no stranger to bringing self-driving cars to CES — is back again this year with two new demonstrations: one keeps track of the traffic lights around you, while the other lets you go hands-free in heavy freeway traffic. We had a chance to drive both

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https://youtu.be/h6HT7eRTHig

Audi's Self-Driving RS 7

Published on Oct 19, 2014


A demonstration of Audi's Self-Driving RS 7 at Hockenheim
Read more here:
"Audi's self-driving RS 7 hits the racetrack this weekend (https://www.engadget.com/2014/10/17/audi-self-driving-rs7-race-track)"

by Mariella Moon
October 17, 2014

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https://youtu.be/Qdp4OlR8ABQ

Racing The Audi RS7 Piloted Driving Concept

Published on May 19, 2015


Jonny has been invited by Audi to see who can race round the Ascari Race Track the faster, Jonny in a Audi RS7 or the Auto driven Audi RS7 Piloted Driving Concept.

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https://youtu.be/vtX-qVUfCKI

Robot meets self driving car - Sophia by Hanson & Jack by Audi

Published on Jan 13, 2017


Sophia by Hanson robotics takes a ride in a self-driving car named Jack by Audi.

Sophia (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?14345), gynoid robot, Hanson Robotics, Houston, Texas, USA

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https://youtu.be/DjAJnQoNdMA

What role does deep learning play in self driving cars?

Published on Jan 13, 2017


Let’s start with how an autonomous car sees. We’ve got laser sensors and a camera on the front, radar sensor in the rear, a top down camera and a big computer in the trunk so all of this visual data can be put together and the car can figure out what to do.

Artificial Intelligence is human intelligence exhibited by machines and it’s been around since the 1950s, but until recently we didn’t have enough data to train the machines or the compute power to process that data. Affordable Compute is being driven by Nvidia who changed the game with their programmable GPUs which can process enormous amounts of data simultaneously. AI & deep learning are key technologies in piloted drive, we can find characteristics of this on the road today when it comes to object and image recognition and collision avoidance.

But if we really want cars to drive truly autonomously the car is going to need to learn on it’s own and have the ability to quickly resolve complex situations. Today I’m visiting with Audi to learn more about their piloted drive system. Wanting to understand more about how Deep learning applies to piloted drive I checked out the model vehicle Q2 deep learning concept. The car has developed strategies to learn a number of tasks like parking. At first the algorythm learns on the computer parking is simulated with several million repetitions, in deep reinforcment learning positive results are rewarded with a high score, the error values decrease significantly. The sensors on the model car are the same what’s appears on a full size car, like Jack, Audi’s piloted drive A7.

Even though this is my first time driving in an Autonomous car, I trust it completely, my biggest problem was I didn’t know what to do with my hands! On my second drive I was joined by Dr Klaus Fervine who really go into explaining Deep Learning & piloted drive.

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https://youtu.be/GYXgb7Ctk0I

My first autonomous driving experience with Jack the Audi A7

Published on Jan 13, 2017


Nothing is more Sci-Fi than self driving cars and robots. Today I get to interview Sophia who is artificially intelligent inside of Jack who is an autonomous vehicle. Sophia’s is just starting to develop her personality, just like Jack is growing towards full autonomy on the road, watch Sophia take a ride in Audi’s piloted drive A7 on the Autoban in Germany.

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https://youtu.be/0yeus1Nq4ws

Audi's newest car will have level-3 autonomy

Published on Jul 11, 2017


The A8 luxury sedan will be semi-autonomous up to 37 mph.

After a sneak peak of the vehicle parking itself and appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming, the Audi A8 luxury sedan is finally being shown off in all its high-tech glory. With level 3 autonomy, active electronic suspension, a mild hybrid engine and brand new infotainment system, it's the future of the German automaker's vehicles.

"Audi introduces its semi-autonomous A8 (https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/11/audi-introduces-its-semi-autonomous-a8)"
The 2019 model is the first production car with level-3 autonomy.

by Roberto Baldwin
July 11, 2017

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https://youtu.be/reiYMhEb7VY

Audi Aicon - the Audi Vision of Autonomous Driving

Published on Sep 11, 2017


2017 Audi Aicon Concept Car - Drive, Interior and Exterior.

As a true quattro, the Audi Aicon offers ample performance and even autonomously always reaches its destination safely regardless of the weather or road surface. The suspension is designed for maximum comfort. Pneumatic spring and damper units smooth out any road surface irregularities. And electric actuators at all four wheels actively counteract any body lean, whether when cornering, accelerating or braking. As a fully active suspension system, it also optimizes the qualities of the adaptive air suspension. The Audi Aicon literally glides over even large potholes.

The Aicon brakes primarily by way of recuperation and in so doing recharges the batteries.

The development engineers have relocated the disk brakes from the wheels to a position close to the drivetrain. This improves the aerodynamics at the wheels as there is no longer any need for air cooling at the wheels, which is always associated with turbulence. Another secondary effect is the reduction of the unsprung masses, which the Aicon’s passengers perceive as a particularly sensitive damping response to road surface irregularities.

The axle and drive units in the Audi Aicon are symmetrical, i.e. identical at the front and rear. Mechanical components, such as the steering shaft or steering hydraulics, have been eliminated. The car is therefore equipped with a complete all-wheel steering system without compromising the available space and thus the passenger compartment. A positive effect for the practical qualities of the Audi Aicon: Despite its long wheelbase of nearly 3.47 meters (11.4 ft), the car is extremely agile due to its two steerable axles – the turning radius of only 8.50 meters (27.9 ft) is below that of a small car thus making the Audi Aicon suitable for city center driving.

The Audi Aicon is an all-arounder well prepared for its primary task: to offer a maximum of comfort, communications technology and freedom for its occupants during a long journey. It combines the scopes for autonomous driving in an urban environment and on the highway with an unprecedented range for an electric drive. The Aicon will be followed by further multitalented Audi models, each with their own specialized discipline, ensuring that the vehicle range of the brand with the four rings remains as diverse as it is fascinating.

With the four-door design vision Audi Aicon, the brand with the four rings is presenting a autonomous Audi of the future – with no steering wheel or pedals. As a design concept, the four-door 2+2 boldly leaps ahead to show the exterior and interior design of the next decades. The technology demonstrator combines innovations relating to the drivetrain, suspension, digitalization and sustainability in a visionary manner. The Aicon, too, is designed for purely electric operation and should be able to cover distances between 700 and 800 kilometers (435.0 - 497.1 mi) on a single charge.
Design study, technology demonstrator, mobility concept: The Audi Aicon exploits every possibility offered by a autonomous luxury sedan of the future with unprecedented consistency. As a design study, the four-door 2+2 boldly leaps ahead to show the exterior and interior design of the next decades. The technology demonstrator combines innovations relating to the drivetrain, suspension, digitalization and sustainability in a visionary manner.

And as a mobility concept, the Audi Aicon shows the world of tomorrow, in which the advantages of door-to-door individual transportation are combined with the luxurious ambiance of a first-class airline cabin. A cabin with no steering wheel or pedals that can thus offer all the comforts of modern communications electronics and perfect ergonomics – simply first-class.

One look is all it takes: In contrast to a robot taxi, which is reduced to pure functionality, the autonomous Audi Aicon concept vehicle pulls out all the stops. Its presence is impossible to ignore, and its exterior hints at the spacious comfort afforded the passengers and the upscale technical aspirations. The Audi Aicon is a sneak peak at a prestigious automobile of tomorrow that stirs the desires of demanding customers.

The Audi Aicon looks spectacular from any angle. Its sheer size – an exterior length of 5,444 millimeters (17.9 ft), a width of 2,100 millimeters (6.9 ft) and a height of 1,506 millimeters (4.9 ft) – places it in the automotive top tier, the D segment. The wheelbase measures 3,470 millimeters (11.4 ft). That’s 240 millimeters (9.4 in) more than with the long version of the new Audi A8.

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Article "Audi's Aicon concept car is all about autonomous luxury (https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/12/audi-aicon-concept-car)"
The autonomous EV that’s so safe, you won’t need seat belts.

by Roberto Baldwin
September 12, 2017

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https://youtu.be/IARhuGyOQ5U

Audi says its autonomous cars could run errands while you work

Published on Sep 13, 2017


Coming as soon as 2019.

Audi laid out its plans for autonomous vehicles and how it intends to use AI to us back in July, and now the automaker is ready to show off what it's been working on. At this year's IAA auto show in Frankfurt, Audi debuted the AIcon and ElAIne (above and below), a pair of cars capable of Level 4 autonomy (conditional, but fully automated driving) that it claims are empathetic to their drivers' needs. "They will be able to continually interact with their surroundings and passengers, and thus adapt themselves in a better way than ever before to the requirements of those on board," Audi wrote in a lengthy press release.

"Audi wants autonomous cars to run errands while you're at work (https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/13/audi-empathetic-autonomous-car-elaine-aicon)"
And they could arrive as early as 2019.

by Timothy J. Seppala
September 13, 2017

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https://youtu.be/XZSHUmPx0tU

Audi Concept Car Aicon & PIA the empathic AI

Published on Sep 20, 2017


Aicon, Audi’s newest Artificially Intelligent concept car answers the question: What will my relationship with my car look like? PIA is a “empathetic electronic vehicle assistant” and she’s aiming to be so much more than what you might be familiar with on your phone.

“PIA,” can recognize riders by their phone and then tweak vehicle settings to their custom specifications, including things like cabin comforts, lighting, and seating position. It also responds to voice commands for things like navigation destination and entertainment.

"Does a Car need AI? Meet Audi’s Aicon, an AI focused concept car (https://www.mobilegeeks.com/article/car-need-ai-meet-audis-aicon-ai-focused-concept-car)"
As the internet enters everything we have to question if our smart devices are in fact getting smarter. There is no doubt that AI and autonomous drive have the potential to make our roads safer but what would our relationship with the autonomous car look like? Aicon is an AI focused concept car from Audi and it's put you at the center of its universe.

by Nicole
September 12, 2017

audi-mediacenter.com/en/audi-aicon-9299 (https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/audi-aicon-9299)

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Article "Audi AI, Autonomous Self-Driving Driving with A8, Electric SUV & Without Pedals in the Future (https://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2017/10/audi-ai-autonomous-self-driving-driving-with-a8-electric-suv-without-pedals-in-the-future)"

by Lynn Walford
October 15, 2017

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Article "Audi teases sharp AI:me design study for Shanghai Motor Show (https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/audi-aime-design-study-shanghai-motor-show)"
Audi's wild design studies all have "AI" somewhere in the name, because it's the future, duh.

by Andrew Krok
April 2, 2019

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https://youtu.be/NHrE0IDxwuM

Audi AI:ME Concept Car - Everything you need to know

Published on Apr 15, 2019


Audi is showing off a level 4 concept car at the Shanghai autoshow. This is the first premium car focused on the ride-sharing segment. Don Dalhmann and Nicole Scott from Mobile Geeks discuss Audi's vision and where it stands against the vision of their competition.
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