IT and digitalization

IT und Digitalisierung

The mobility of the future is digital, intelligent and connected. Cars increasingly interact with the digital world, communicating with each other and their environments. A crucial driver of this digital transformation across the entire company is the Audi IT department. Its powerful developments form the foundation for future-oriented technology to be created at Audi locations worldwide.

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Edge Cloud 4 Production
Company
07/13/2023

Edge Cloud 4 Production: IT-based factory automation enters series production

Audi has been testing the local server solution Edge Cloud 4 Production (EC4P), a new method of IT-based factory automation, at Böllinger Höfe since July 2022. Starting in July 2023, this paradigm shift in Audi’s shop floor IT will be used for the first time in series production. At Böllinger Höfe, a local server cluster will control the worker support systems for two production cycles of the Audi e-tron GT quattro, RS e-tron GT, and Audi R8 models. In the future, the software-controlled, flexible, and scalable server solution will replace the decentralized control system that relies on high-maintenance industrial PCs. EC4P allows Audi to redeploy the computing power the production line requires to local data processing centers. In addition to this first application in series production, Audi is simultaneously adapting EC4P for other use cases in the Audi Production Lab (P-Lab).
German Startup Awards 2023
Company
05/16/2023

German Startup Awards 2023: Audi Denkwerkstatt honors newcomers of the year

The most innovative minds in Germany’s startup world met on May 11 at the German Startup Awards in Berlin. Audi Denkwerkstatt was also there this year as an exclusive partner to present the Newcomer Award. Tim Miksche, Head of Audi Denkwerkstatt, and tennis player Sabine Lisicki presented the award to the most convincing newcomers on the German startup scene. Just six years after it was created, Audi Denkwerkstatt has become an established part of the startup ecosystem in this country. It is a catalyst for innovation to support startups and their founders and jointly develop new digital business models in the field of mobility.
Audi deepens software expertise with around 400 new IT positions
Company
02/01/2023

Audi deepens software expertise with around 400 new IT positions

Using a mixed reality headset in the car to see your real-world environment while keeping an eye on virtual vehicle info: Audi is developing the mobility experiences of tomorrow today – and is using synergies within the Volkswagen Group to do so. As the Group’s software company, CARIAD is working on a unified technology platform. Audi will integrate the CARIAD software into its models in the future, while also developing brand-specific digital features on its own. To this end, the brand with the four rings is bringing additional software expertise on board as the company shifts into the next gear of its workforce transformation: Audi is pushing ahead with transformation in future-related fields, accelerating the build-up with around 400 new IT jobs. In total, up to 2,000 new jobs are planned by 2025.
Audi, Start-Ups and Tech Talent at Bits & Pretzels
Company
09/22/2022

Audi, Start-Ups and Tech Talent at Bits & Pretzels

Back on stage in the founders’ scene: after two years in virtual format, Bits & Pretzels is returning to Munich on-site – and Audi is back on board. At the conference from September 25 to 27, 2022, Audi experts will exchange ideas with international thought leaders and founders about what will move people in the future. On Monday (September 26), Patrick Hennig, co-founder of luca app and CEO of culture4life GmbH, futurologist Kirstine Fratz, and influencer Laura Lewandowski will discuss topics such as the future of mobility and “New Work” during the six-hour program organized by the company with the four rings.
Teaser: Audi Smart Production (DEU)
Company
07/26/2022

Smart Production: How Audi Is Designing the Production of the Future

Audi is setting up fully networked, highly efficient, and sustainable production. The goal is to design a resilient, agile, and flexible value chain to meet future challenges successfully. These include a growing diversity of variants, the transition to electromobility, the increasingly volatile supply situation, and political uncertainties. “We’re using synergies and looking at production as a whole – from the worker to the fully automated cycle,” says Gerd Walker, Member of the Board of Management for Production and Logistics. “We’re digitizing specifically within the framework of an open innovation culture. We’re ensuring efficient value creation and making it possible to utilize resources and capacities flexibly and efficiently.”

Press kit

  • The mobility of the future is sustainable and networked. Digitalization is making it simpler, more personal, and smarter. Audi Media Days #FutureReady Spotlight Digitization
    Digitalization offers tremendous opportunities for Audi and customers of the brand with the four rings – vehicles are becoming increasingly personalized and intelligent; safety and comfort are also getting a boost. At the same time, Audi is systematically digitalizing its value chain, from sales and distribution to production. This is giving rise to new digital services and mobility offerings.
    Company
    08/27/2021

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