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NVIDIA Tegra 3-powered in-car infotainment system isn’t good enough for Audi – they also want to provide its customers with on-the-road connectivity. To make that happen, the car company is teaming-up with Sierra Wireless to use their AirPrime embedded wireless modules and make the whole car connected to a 3G/4G network.
Still in the development and testing stage, the system has been already showcased at several industry events this year, including the CES in Las Vegas, and CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. Moreover, drive tests were started in late 2011 and are ongoing.
Sierra Wireless’ AirPrime modules are available with varying combinations of LTE frequency bands and fallback technologies, allowing Audi to work on the “leading edge of wireless technology” as LTE networks roll out.
At the moment, we don’t know when the first LTE-connected Audi vehicles will be out, but something tells me that first such models may start selling as early as next year. We’ll see…
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
