2011 Audi A8 to ship with mobile hotspot capability built-in

By on Aug 13, 2010 at 3:36 AM
General August 13, 2010

Your EVO 4G, EPIC, DROID 2, and DROID X all have hotspot capabilities when they leave the factory. So why not your car? Audi has announced that they will have a factory installed “Marvell Mobile Hotspot” built-in to the new 2011 Audi A8 that is set to debut later this year. The hotspot will allow you to connect up to eight devices to your car, bringing sweet, sweet eyes-off-the-road internet capabilities to your German luxury sedan. The hotspot works by installing a data capable SIM into the A8′s car-phone or by connecting to a device equipped with the SIM Access Profile. Marvell has said the technology is “optimized for extremely low power consumption on battery-powered consumer electronics, enabling passengers to connect to the vehicle’s network without affecting the battery life of their connected devices.” Pricing for the 2011 model has not yet been announced, but the 2010 A8 has a base MSRP of $78,400. I better start writing some more blog posts!

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  • Anthony

    Now I have an excuse to tailgate.

    • jordan

      lol

    • http://justskate.me netposer

      I tried to tailgate my wife on I95 to leech off her DroidX’s hotspot. I had to get right next to her and even then it’s was spotty.

  • http://ibeatmymeatcom ibeatmymeathard@burgerking

    Thats a really nice car. I could sure get alot of girls to have sex with me if I drive around in an expensive car like that.

    • tom

      If I were a girl, my first impression looking at the car would be.

      1. Is that your parent’s car?
      2. Do you work for valet parking?
      3. Did you rent this car?

      Out of all nice cars, you picked this one?

      • Luke

        You are out of your mind. This car is amazing.

  • iName

    that is sick and everything but at that price range, why would you buy an audi?

    • Shelton

      Because the name of a company has nothing to do with weither the product is good or not *cough apple! *cough Audi has actually been making very very good cars often they are driven by douchefucks who cant drive worth shit or think they are mario andretti and the shoulder is the Audi/bmw lane. but thats not the point. Audi makes come pretty crazy cars R8, TT, S4, A5.

      • Luke

        Funny you say that. I have a black 2011 A4 and a blue 2000 S4. I drive the A4 when I feel like being a douchefuck and I AM mario andretti when I’m in my S4. Shoulder = Lane (Synonyms).

        All kidding aside Audi makes an incredible car. Just got the new one a couple weeks ago, sooo *pumped*

  • strider_mt2k

    Finally a reason to follow an Audi for some other reason than to confront the driver about driving like a jerk!

    Do they TELL them to do it at the showroom or something?

    Anyhoo, internet is cool.

  • 5tod

    Bmws are better anyway… Glad I got rid of my a6… 5 series all the way, it’s not even close.

    • Luke

      ….. not according to the sales figures. Audi is up something crazy like 30% year over year. They are taking over, and for good reason.

      Maybe you’re thinking A6 base to a loaded 535i?

      I will say BMW also makes a very nice car. I would have agreed if you compared the BMW to a Mercedes…

  • Killah Kyle

    They should offer it as an option in all their automatic cars. Or at least their s6 to.

  • Kevin

    Audi’s are amazing – I have both BMW and a new Audi and they’re becoming MUCH better than BMW.

  • nofan

    Audi A8 LTE? mmm sounds nice.

  • DavidB

    Dude… a mifi costs what, 99 bucks, and would work perfectly fine in that Yugo of yours! Oops, sorry, I missed the red stripe down the side, forgive me for not recognizing your YugoGT appropriately!

  • A8 love

    that car costs $222000 USD in Australia, you guys have got it good

    • Shelton

      You get holden we get Chevy and pontiac.. you guys have it good.

  • randy savage

    This would be more impressive if it weren’t for the fact that every Ford, Chevy, and Dodge truck has this capability too.

  • Zee

    Nice!

  • The Hammer

    I’m gonna replace my 2006 a8 for this beast some day

  • Killah Kyle

    I think they need to add this feature in the new ford fiesta

  • iFlossâ„¢

    Dude start writing I’m going to start saving up every penny to get one of those bad boys. THEN! I’ll switch to VZW so wherever I don’t get service on T-Mo I could just switch to VZW and get coverage virtually everywhere =]

    This is awesome.

  • http://www.webhostinglogic.com Hippy Hop

    If you have this, don’t be surprised if somebody is tailing you. Or somebody is on a lookout for you at the parking lot. But seriously, it is a nice car; I just don’t like the feature they are planning. You just gave reasons for unknown persons to tailgate you.

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