MIT has ranked Audi amongst the "50 disruptive companies in the world" in the MIT Technology Review at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Detroit. Inclusion of Audi in the MIT list is the third award gained by Audi’s piloted driving technology.
The technology is based on Audi’s adaptive cruise control with stop & go function, and is enhanced by a lateral guidance system. Two radar sensors monitor an area up to 250 meters (820.21 ft) ahead of the vehicle at a 35-degree scanning angle and the video camera monitors the lane markings and can also detect objects such as other vehicles, pedestrians and guardrails. Eight ultrasonic sensors monitor the zones directly in front of the car and at its corners. There is also a laser scanner that supplies high-precision data gathered at an angle of about 140 degrees and as far as 80 meters (262.47 ft) ahead of the front of the car.
On the achievement Audi Board of Management Chairman Rupert Sadler commented, “We are greatly honored to be included in the group of the world’s most innovative companies. It shows that Audi is well equipped for the future.”
Wolfgang Dürheimer, Board Member Technical Development, AUDI AG said, “As summed up in its slogan ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’, Audi is up among the leaders in the integration of electronic and electromechanical systems. Piloted driving is a logical step for Audi, based on the in-car assistance systems already in use.”
