Audi A8: World's First Google Earth-Enabled In-Car Nav System
Dec 16, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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Audi A8: World's First Google Earth-Enabled In-Car Nav System
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!
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Dec 16, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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From: Lovely OC
that looks very very cool!
Dec 16, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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From: NJ
That's one way to make sure your maps are up to date
Good work by Audi
Dec 16, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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From: Lovely OC
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Allen K
That's one way to make sure your maps are up to date
Good work by Audi
haha i wouldn't say so. my address, it took google about 2 yrs to put them on their map
even lexus got them on the map before google did, hehe
Dec 16, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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From: NJ
True. According to Google maps, my house is still a pile of dirt
Dec 16, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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From: Waiting for next track day
WOW thats pretty slick. Now if they could only try to design cars that don't look so similar.
Dec 16, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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From: CA
Very sweet, good idea being able to use your smartphone's data plan to upload maps into to the car via Bluetooth.
Dec 17, 2009 | 01:44 AM
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From: oh
looks like audi is raising the bar in their flagship sedan line up. Never thought that a8 was up to par with lexus bmw and mercedes flagship line up but looks like now their back in the competition.
Dec 17, 2009 | 04:57 AM
Well glad the A8 is bringing at least one new feature....Hopefully you can google map the designer's home and leave a message on his door
Dec 17, 2009 | 05:09 AM
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From: SC
Nice feature on a very nice new A8.
Dec 17, 2009 | 06:42 AM
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From: MA
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I8ABMR
WOW thats pretty slick. Now if they could only try to design cars that don't look so similar.
I8ABMR, thats a nice Lexus IS you have there
Dec 17, 2009 | 06:48 AM
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From: NYC
This is pretty hot! The Manhattan map will sure have a lot of on screen clutter
Dec 17, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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Allen K
True. According to Google maps, my house is still a pile of dirt
Mapping data is separate to the satellite imagery.
Anyway, it's about time someone did what Audi is doing. DVDs and HD upgrades for navs are an expensive joke.
Dec 17, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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I8ABMR, thats a nice Lexus IS you have there
even though it's a GS.
Dec 17, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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I8ABMR, thats a nice Lexus IS you have there
Yes the IS and GS look exactly alike. They are the same style different size. Yup, anyone could mistake the two.
Audi A8: World's First Google Earth-Enabled In-Car Nav System
Good work by Audi
even lexus got them on the map before google did, hehe
