Audi is gaining more and prepares autonomous driving – Corriere dello Sport.it

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In 2015 comes another record sales and earnings, while the A7 Piloted Driving is always more experienced on the motorway

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ROME – One million eight hundred thousand cars sold worldwide , an increase on the 2015 , as well as the of 4.8 billion euro . Are the numbers by which Audi closed last year, made official by the Board of Directors, in the person ad Stadler , said expect further growth for 2016 as a reasonable chance of the data from these first four months, which speak of a further improvement of 4.9% compared to the first quarter 2015 , whose full results will be disseminated next June 1. So, in 2016 Audi will invest more than 3 billion euro on its assets, with the traditional focus on Innovation and expansion range products , taking into account the two main future trends: electrification and connectivity .

In the second half of the year will become operational the new Mexican plant San Jose Chiapa , where the first model will be assembled SUV Q5 . In 2017, however, will come the new A8 , which will be the main technological showcase of the Ingolstadt and the first car brand to support the autonomous driving. In this respect, Audi has unveiled the latest evolution of the A7 Piloted Driving , nicknamed “Jack”, which can drive on the highway in a completely automatic, but especially taking into account of other road users and managing to manage complex situations.

A7 can exceed slow vehicles maintaining a slightly greater lateral distance to the canonical and the promises upcoming lane changes by activating the turn signals and approaching the road markings on the carriageway, just like a disciplined driver in the flesh. His Approach interactive is particularly evident when the other cars you enter the highway: in this case, depending on the profile of selected driving, the vehicle decides whether it is appropriate to accelerate or decelerate to make the situation of traffic flow for all. The latest addition is the navigation system that knows calculate the route that provides the greatest possible number of strokes independently viable.