Less than a month after Audi head Rupert Stadler announced plans to bring LTE 4G to its vehicles, the automaker has its first working prototype. And in comes in the form of the Audi A8.
Working with its partners at Alcatel-Lucent, Audi has equipped its flagship sedan with LTE wireless broadband technology, allowing the automaker's new Connect system to pull down up to 100 Mbits of data per second – a huge leap compared to current 3G transmissions.
With Audi's plans to further incorporate Google services, including Google Earth and POI search, the additional speed is almost a necessity. And Audi's engineers have already managed to stream live, high-definition video directly to the A8 L's MMI screen.
Audi still hasn't announced exact dates for the rollout, only saying that the technology will be available later this year, and it's assumed that North America will be one of the first markets to get the new LTE-equipped vehicles.
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