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10-12-2018, 02:40 PM
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10-12-2018, 02:44 PM
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10-12-2018, 03:12 PM
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I’m not aware of one. Years ago I was shopping different brands and a dealer had some “pocket discounts” for that purpose. Not Audi though. I’m new to Audi, maybe some longer term Audi owner can help with your question.!
10-12-2018, 03:14 PM
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. Have a good one.
10-13-2018, 05:32 AM
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Audi's HD Matrix LED lights are pretty much what the name implies. They're throwing a brighter, cleaner light onto the road than traditional bulbs can. Instead of one (or two) light elements, each headlight is a matrix of 32 individually controlled LEDs. These tiny lights can be turned off independently of one another and support 64 stages of dimming.
By using a bunch of little lights, each headlight can adjust how much illumination is thrown and create segments within that projection where the light is dimmer or brighter. So if the windshield-mounted camera detects an oncoming car, the Audi can dim the light hitting that vehicle. The Audi can track that vehicle with the camera and adjust the lighting accordingly. It's basically creating a moving mask of lower intensity light onto the oncoming vehicle while the driver in the Audi still gets the benefit of bright LEDs everywhere else on the road.
It's an impressive system that took years to develop.
Thats nice about Car Play but about 82% of phones are Android vs about 18% Apple.
10-13-2018, 05:45 AM
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There is a big difference between Audi Matrix and BMW Laser lights-Here is part of a Mag Article.
Audi's HD Matrix LED lights are pretty much what the name implies. They're throwing a brighter, cleaner light onto the road than traditional bulbs can. Instead of one (or two) light elements, each headlight is a matrix of 32 individually controlled LEDs. These tiny lights can be turned off independently of one another and support 64 stages of dimming.
By using a bunch of little lights, each headlight can adjust how much illumination is thrown and create segments within that projection where the light is dimmer or brighter. So if the windshield-mounted camera detects an oncoming car, the Audi can dim the light hitting that vehicle. The Audi can track that vehicle with the camera and adjust the lighting accordingly. It's basically creating a moving mask of lower intensity light onto the oncoming vehicle while the driver in the Audi still gets the benefit of bright LEDs everywhere else on the road.
It's an impressive system that took years to develop.
Thats nice about Car Play but about 82% of phones are Android vs about 18% Apple.
10-13-2018, 06:18 AM
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Some vehicles arrive from Europe with the "matrix" part of their headlights just disabled, as opposed to removed and replaced with a fully legal setup. Case in point, the forthcoming 2019 Audi Q8 SUV. US-spec Q8s optioned in the right way will be able to take advantage of this technology with nothing more than a software update, and hopefully that's all it will take once NHTSA's petition is approved.
Before the petition is heard and either granted or denied, the notice is available for public comments. You can head to regulations.gov and file a digital comment, but you can also submit comments by mail, fax or in person. Here's hoping it gets approved, because the US could stand to update its vehicle regulations in the face of new, promising technology.
10-14-2018, 01:55 PM
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There is a big difference between Audi Matrix and BMW Laser lights-Here is part of a Mag Article.
Audi's HD Matrix LED lights are pretty much what the name implies. They're throwing a brighter, cleaner light onto the road than traditional bulbs can. Instead of one (or two) light elements, each headlight is a matrix of 32 individually controlled LEDs. These tiny lights can be turned off independently of one another and support 64 stages of dimming.
By using a bunch of little lights, each headlight can adjust how much illumination is thrown and create segments within that projection where the light is dimmer or brighter. So if the windshield-mounted camera detects an oncoming car, the Audi can dim the light hitting that vehicle. The Audi can track that vehicle with the camera and adjust the lighting accordingly. It's basically creating a moving mask of lower intensity light onto the oncoming vehicle while the driver in the Audi still gets the benefit of bright LEDs everywhere else on the road.
It's an impressive system that took years to develop.
Audi's HD Matrix LED lights are pretty much what the name implies. They're throwing a brighter, cleaner light onto the road than traditional bulbs can. Instead of one (or two) light elements, each headlight is a matrix of 32 individually controlled LEDs. These tiny lights can be turned off independently of one another and support 64 stages of dimming.
By using a bunch of little lights, each headlight can adjust how much illumination is thrown and create segments within that projection where the light is dimmer or brighter. So if the windshield-mounted camera detects an oncoming car, the Audi can dim the light hitting that vehicle. The Audi can track that vehicle with the camera and adjust the lighting accordingly. It's basically creating a moving mask of lower intensity light onto the oncoming vehicle while the driver in the Audi still gets the benefit of bright LEDs everywhere else on the road.
It's an impressive system that took years to develop.
I'm well aware of what these systems are capable of. BMW's higher-end LED headlights have had the capability disabled on their US market models for a few years now. Guys on the BMW forums have already figured out how to enable them. Their laser lights are already capable of the same thing. Again coded off for the US market.
Hopefully, the Q8 is similar, so we can enable them with a VAG COM.
Thats nice about Car Play but about 82% of phones are Android vs about 18% Apple.
10-14-2018, 03:18 PM
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I'm well aware of what these systems are capable of. BMW's higher-end LED headlights have had the capability disabled on their US market models for a few years now. Guys on the BMW forums have already figured out how to enable them. Their laser lights are already capable of the same thing. Again coded off for the US market.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2vmWggpbbM
Hopefully, the Q8 is similar, so we can enable them with a VAG COM.
That's fine, but the majority of people at this price point seem to use Apple products. That's why brands like BMW and Porsche only support Apple CarPlay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2vmWggpbbM
Hopefully, the Q8 is similar, so we can enable them with a VAG COM.
That's fine, but the majority of people at this price point seem to use Apple products. That's why brands like BMW and Porsche only support Apple CarPlay.
As far as not having Android it’s more of a concern about Google as a competitor....that’s what I’ve read who knows the real truth. Apple is more prevalent in the US and on higher end phone sales. There are no stats on Luxury car users but there are on high end phones. Last I knew, Samsung was close to Apple in high end sales and when you add the all others I don’t think it’s close.