Audi has brought a number of concepts and new technologies for display at this year’s CES Show in Las Vegas, including the fully automated AI:ME concept car we first saw at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show.
The AI:ME concept basically previews Audi’s upcoming small electric model that will share the same MEB underpinnings with the VW ID.3 and Seat El Born.
However, Audi also took the chance and let its designers go nuts inside, creating one very welcoming and lounge-like interior that will definitely help the passengers and the driver relax, as the last one benefits from the AI:ME’s “self-driving” capabilities and its retractable steering wheel.
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The German car maker will also exhibit new technologies, including a 3D mixed reality head-up display that was developed in partnership with Samsung and show pictures to the driver that appear to be floating at a distance, from 10 to over 70 meters ahead, meaning there’s no need for the eyes to refocus.
Audi’s “Intelligent Experience” navigation system will also be on display, featuring artificial intelligence for better safety and comfort. The self-learning navigation system, which is already on offer with the current MMI-equipped models, saves preferred destinations and connects them with date, time and traffic conditions in order to suggest better routes.
Audi says that the system will be able in the future to conduct a precise analysis as to functions and settings the driver prefers, including the seat position, media, route guidance, and temperature to the fragrancing of the interior. After a short time, the system will implement the driver’s preferences autonomously.
Apart from the AI:ME concept and the aforementioned technologies, Audi’s CES booth will also host the Q4 e-tron concept and the E-Tron Sportback.