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Driving the Audi A7, the first car with Google Earth onboard.

17 points by technologizer 15y ago

wccrawford 15y ago
Google Earth, or Google Maps? From everything in the description (except the name) it sounds more like Maps... And Maps would be more useful, too.
- geekfactor 15y ago
  Earth. Here's a neat video of the system in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S14sAYOJQ8A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S14sAYOJQ8A
  - RyanMcGreal 15y ago
    What kind of lunatic would try and drive to the Louvre?
- ktsmith 15y ago
  It's Earth but it has a Maps style view as well. The system is powered by an Nvidia Tegra chip. http://blogs.nvidia.com/2011/06/nvidia-and-audi-drive-auto-innovation/ http://blogs.nvidia.com/2011/06/nvidia-and-audi-drive-auto-i...
olalonde 15y ago
GPS companies must be pissed off...
r00fus 15y ago
"For obvious reasons, you can't watch movies while the car is in motion. You can, however, listen to the audio. And you can watch on the MMI display whenever the vehicle is stopped, even if it's just for a moment." Why is this even a feature? Wouldn't it make more sense to just pause the audio and video and black out the screen when the car is in motion?
- Lagged2Death 15y ago
  Why is this even a feature? My wife just bought a VW (which shares a lot of compenentry and design talent with Audi) and it is (IMHO) full of over-thought UI "features" like this that just make the car mysterious to use. A lot of the software UI in particular is just execrable. A ton of fun to drive, though. Wouldn't it make more sense to just... I think it would make even more sense to not build so much soon-to-be-obsolete electronic gear into a car that may (mechanically speaking) be viable transportation for decades. But I guess car makers, like the makers of anything, are more interested in features that help the cars sell rather than features that make the cars easy to live with.
  - dman 15y ago
    I am currently in the market to buy a car and couldnt agree with you more. I dont want my car to get obsolete because hdmi got replaced with displayport!
rcthompson 15y ago
The first car with Google Earth onboard, not counting all the cars with smart phone windshield mounts.
bhartzer 15y ago
I can't wait until I can get Google Earth in my Porsche 911 Turbo.
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- maigret 15y ago
  You'll probably not have to wait that long as VW has recently bought Porsche.

17 points by technologizer 15y ago

Google Earth, or Google Maps? From everything in the description (except the name) it sounds more like Maps... And Maps would be more useful, too.

geekfactor 15y ago
Earth. Here's a neat video of the system in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S14sAYOJQ8A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S14sAYOJQ8A
- RyanMcGreal 15y ago
  What kind of lunatic would try and drive to the Louvre?
ktsmith 15y ago
It's Earth but it has a Maps style view as well. The system is powered by an Nvidia Tegra chip. http://blogs.nvidia.com/2011/06/nvidia-and-audi-drive-auto-innovation/ http://blogs.nvidia.com/2011/06/nvidia-and-audi-drive-auto-i...

olalonde 15y ago

GPS companies must be pissed off...

r00fus 15y ago

"For obvious reasons, you can't watch movies while the car is in motion. You can, however, listen to the audio. And you can watch on the MMI display whenever the vehicle is stopped, even if it's just for a moment." Why is this even a feature? Wouldn't it make more sense to just pause the audio and video and black out the screen when the car is in motion?

Lagged2Death 15y ago
Why is this even a feature? My wife just bought a VW (which shares a lot of compenentry and design talent with Audi) and it is (IMHO) full of over-thought UI "features" like this that just make the car mysterious to use. A lot of the software UI in particular is just execrable. A ton of fun to drive, though. Wouldn't it make more sense to just... I think it would make even more sense to not build so much soon-to-be-obsolete electronic gear into a car that may (mechanically speaking) be viable transportation for decades. But I guess car makers, like the makers of anything, are more interested in features that help the cars sell rather than features that make the cars easy to live with.
- dman 15y ago
  I am currently in the market to buy a car and couldnt agree with you more. I dont want my car to get obsolete because hdmi got replaced with displayport!

rcthompson 15y ago

The first car with Google Earth onboard, not counting all the cars with smart phone windshield mounts.

bhartzer 15y ago

I can't wait until I can get Google Earth in my Porsche 911 Turbo.

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maigret 15y ago
You'll probably not have to wait that long as VW has recently bought Porsche.