Audi Smart Display
In Pictures: The Automotive Technology We Saw At CES 2014Rear-seat entertainment systems are typically behind the curve when it comes to technology. Heck, it wasn’t until the last year or two that manufacturers started offering Blu-ray playback and HDMI input back there. But in the age of streaming Internet media and $200 Google Nexus 7 tablets that are more capable, we may be facing the death of factory-installed systems that can cost thousands of dollars and only be purchased with pricey option packages.
Audi’s solution is a tablet called the Smart Display. The 10.2-inch device packs a Tegra 4 SoC and naturally runs Android. The car maker touts extreme temperature (-40 to 80 °C) and crash resistance, making it a more ideal permanent interior fixture than off-the-shelf alternatives. Of course, you're not looking at a pure Android environment; it's skinned to resemble Audi’s Multi Media Interface, though it operates like a standard Android-based tablet, too. The dockable Smart Display connects to the vehicle via in-car Wi-Fi and lets passengers access the infotainment system.
We didn’t get to spend a lot of time with Audi's tablet concept because the company's booth was absolutely packed. But if the Smart Display emerges with the same functionality as Audi's existing rear-seat system, sending navigation directions to the driver, navigating through Google Earth overlays, and so on, the addition of Android's operating environment should give passengers a truly unique experience.
1. not new enough
2. more 'computer tech' than 'automotive tech'
1. not new enough
2. more 'computer tech' than 'automotive tech'
It wasn't listed because it came out in the 2012 model year. It was not present at any booth and there was nothing new for it to show off / announce. We also gave it a best of CES award last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjX2So3RgY
We'll have more of that stuff coming, but I am just one person
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjX2So3RgY
Nice, I just ran through the Panasonic booth and ran straight to the Micro 4/3s camera section and didn't notice the Model S. Either way, statement still stands, the car is in production and has been for 2 years already, there hasn't been any update. If Tesla were to upgrade the vehicle systems to Tegra K1, then we'd report on it but otherwise the company had no real presence at CES or had anything to announce. I also see quite a few of them around the Seattle area and even more around CA.
Fixed. I'm pretty sure I typed Fresnel, but it could have been the lack of sleep and not enough caffeine following CES >_<
There's only a reduction from a Monster + Trenta Starbucks to a cup of Keurig coffee a day, which I suppose is better