The Audi Q6 e-tron’s new E3 electronics architecture allows the vehicle to integrate into the customer’s personal digital devices by offering a constantly updating personal infotainment and connectivity experience.
Use cases include automatic braking when driving or reversing, convenience functions such as adaptive cruise control, active lane changing, park assist functions and automated driving on freeways, extra-urban roads and even city streets.
The Toyota Research Institute claims the technology has the potential to reduce the number of iterations needed to reconcile design and engineering challenges.
Toyota leads all mass-market brands in owner satisfaction in the ACSI study for 2022-2023, with its Lexus luxury marque tied atop the luxury list with Tesla.
As a result of the CASE model and today’s economic and environmental challenges, the automotive ecosystem will increasingly require sustainable solutions across the value chain.
A personalized relationship – a vehicle that “knows you” – has tremendous potential to bond consumer to an automaker and enhance the in-cabin experience, making it more immersive, more efficient, more productive and, importantly, safer.