DennisMitchell

We will see this in the all-new Q7, then in B9 A4, Q5...

The 2016 facelift A6 got 4G LTE but not the Carplay or Android Auto.

I have no confidence will Audi make this technology available retroactively.

arU4ic

Agreed, no way. They are a car manufacturer, they will use it as one of many ingredients to entice people to update to a new model and to compete with or keep up with other automakers.

gloom227

My expectations are very low but it's not impossible. Audi proudly claims that the new MMI is the "first modular infotainement system" and that it's designed to be upgraded. It actually is a box that you can swap and it wasn't the case with previous MMI generations. *Maybe* the facelifted A3 will support CarPlay and we will be able to upgrade to that new MMI module...

dehory

Technically, the modularity of the MIB housings might make an MMI upgrade possible, but it seems Audi introduced MIB for their benefit -- not ours.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a10226/audi-mmi/

icon5585

I would be surprised if it wasn't just a software update, the current batch of A3's with MMI nav have everything necessary (fast cpu, wi-fi, high-res screen, etc) to do android auto and apple carplay.

OneOfOne

heres a vote for android play. just saw another video featuring car play and android audio and the android audio looks a lot better. the problem is that youll need a recent model android phone and at MINIMUM 5.0.1

arU4ic

Contradicting myself, I do agree with your hope... and it's the ONLY hope at that. Fingers crossed for sure.

sdjaime

Not sure if this is old news, but on the recently-released list, only 2 Audi models (both 2017) are on Apple's site as supporting Carplay: Q7 and A4, despite supporting it on a crapload of 2016 VW models.

CarPlay - Available Models - Apple

mroberte

since the VW "MMI" is basically the same thing that are in Audi's wouldn't you just be able to use a VW box in our Audis with the MMI version 1? Some VCD coding would have to take place, but considering its all the same and same platform?? I'm sure more complicated however.

duncanator

I'm hopeful because of this video:


As well as this article from cnet:

The A3's Multi Media Interface (MMI) infotainment system is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor and features crisply rendered 3D topographical map data for the navigation system and snappy, sharp menus. You'll hardly ever catch this system so much as stuttering as it jumps back and forth among navigation, audio, and telephony. As OEM infotainment goes, this is cutting-edge stuff and it will only get sharper thanks to a modular hardware design that will allow the automaker to stay on its toes when updating the tech in future revisions.

Right now, it's packing the Tegra 2 and 4G LTE connectivity, but next year it could be rocking a more powerful brain or a faster connection. In a world where automotive product cycles were once measured in decades, Audi can update the A3's tech every few months. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that you'll be able to roll into your Audi dealership and update your car's hardware, but it doesn't totally rule out such future post-release improvements either.

2015 Audi A3 2.0T Quattro review - Roadshow

Dave