Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept (2014)
Concept car · 2014 · Combustion
A driverless RS 7 that laps a race track using 3D cameras and precise GPS.
Audi turned an RS 7 Sportback into a technology carrier that drove the Hockenheimring on its own at the DTM finale in October 2014. It used extra 3D cameras, corrected GPS signals and a stored track database to hold a racing line to within centimetres. Audi predicted a lap of about 2 minutes 10 seconds at up to about 240 km/h and lateral forces up to 1.1 g.
Key facts
- Engine: 4.0 L twin-turbo V8 TFSI (standard RS 7)
- Power: 412 kW (560 PS), 700 Nm
- Event: Hockenheimring, 19 Oct 2014
- Predicted lap: about 2 min 10 s
- Lateral acceleration: up to 1.1 g
Production
- Status: Concept only
- Technology demonstrator, not a styling study; Audi said the underlying technology would reach production cars before the end of the decade.
- Revealed at Hockenheimring, Germany, 19 October 2014 (driverless demonstration lap at the DTM season finale)
Photos
Source: Audi MediaCenter photo page (Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept)