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Experience the Latest Audi Technology Next Month at the CES

Audi fans will be able to see and experience the latest electronics updates from the luxury brand at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show next month. Audi is proud to showcase the latest automotive technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV in January. The 2016 show is one of the largest electronics shows in the world and Audi will once again be sharing the latest innovations…

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Audi Vocational Training 2.0 for Generation Z

Widespread use of tablet computers as learning tools in 16 vocations

Member of the Audi Board of Management for Human Resources, Thomas Sigi: “Accompanying ‘Generation Z’ into the digital future”

First work day for 752 apprentices in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm

  Accessing learning materials at any time, sharing knowledge online and developing work methods independently or in a team: Starting this training year, Audi is rolling out a concept for mobile and digital learning in 16 vocations. The brand with the four rings is the first automotive manufacturer to implement widespread use of tablet computers as learning tools based on a stringent, didactic concept. AUDI AG currently offers apprenticeships in a total of 21 vocations. This Friday, 752 new apprentices begin their careers in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. In addition, 39 young employees will begin a dual study program.

In introducing the “mobile learning” concept, Audi is not only promoting individual responsibility and creativity among young people, but is also focusing very specifically on IT and media competence. Apprentices can access a knowledge base when they need it, independent of time or place. Learning occurs individually or in small learning groups – networked internationally and independent of their locations. The pilot phase of the project has already shown that the new concept boosts motivation and learning success among apprentices. “We are taking entirely new approaches with these highly advanced, efficient and exciting learning and teaching methods. Today we are already building up our human resource foundations for the digital future,” says Thomas Sigi, Board Member for Human Resources and Labor Director at AUDI AG. “We will be systematically expanding this type of Vocational Training 2.0 for ‘Generation Z’.”

504 young people will begin their careers at the company’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, and 248 will start at the Neckarsulm production location. The majority of the new apprentices, a total of 704 young people, are learning a commercial or technical trade. 48 new employees are participating in commercial training. The share of women continues to grow, and this year it is 30 percent. In addition, 21 high school graduates are starting work in Ingolstadt as part of the StEP (“Study and Experience in Practice”) program. Within five years, they will have completed their career training and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in engineering at the Technical University of Ingolstadt. In Neckarsulm, 18 young people are starting a dual Bachelor’s program, in which they alternate between theoretical classwork at the Baden‑Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) and phases of work practice at Audi.

Peter Mosch, Chairman of the General Works Council of AUDI AG, says: “Our new apprentices are crucial to our future. Especially in these times of digitalization, it is important to give our young people new knowledge and skills for their career paths, so that our colleagues of the future will be able to control the machines rather than the other way around.”

A total of around 10,000 young people applied for apprenticeships at Audi this year. “We are pleased with the high number of applicants; it shows the attractiveness of training at Audi,” says Dieter Omert, Head of Vocational Training and Specialist Competence Development. “We are continually adapting our latest training methods to future requirements, so that we can prepare young people in the best possible way for their careers.” Audi guarantees all apprentices full‑time employment after successfully completing their examinations.

Starting in 2016, Audi will be increasing the number of apprenticeship positions at its German production sites by around 10.5 percent. The company is seeking additional young employees, especially in the vocational areas of mechatronics, IT and body and vehicle manufacturing. Last minute applicants can still apply for the 2016 training year. The application deadline for the Neckarsulm site is on September 13, and for Ingolstadt it is September 25.

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Audi To Develop More Light Technologies

The below is a guest post by Jen, a fellow writer who is interested in automotive technologies:

LED daytime running lights are a feature we now see on many a car. Typically a strip of white lights that stand out in sunlight, daytime running lights were first pioneered by Audi on the high performance R8 model. Now that Audi’s competition has started to catch-up with LED lights, the German automaker intends to push the envelope even further for future models. Without giving away too much, Audi engineers have given a glimpse into how they are intending to develop their light technology, including the use of lasers, wipe-action indictors and speed-sensitive swarms of organic LEDs. The engineers at Audi want to evolve light technology so that lights can react more intelligently to environmental conditions and surrounding road users. The most interesting technology has to be the OLED Swarm – this system transforms the rear of the car into a large, continuous illuminated surface on which a large number of small points of light fluctuate like a swarm of bees or a shoal of fish. The swarm is made up of ‘Organic Light Emitting Diodes’ (OLEDs), which differ from today’s LEDs in that they are formed from an organic matter rather than semiconductor crystals. The turning signals will also be revamped and transformed into wipe-action indicators. The plan here is to have the indicators flash in a way that they appear to carry out a wiping action. The LEDs will light from the inside out making them more noticeable than the latest LED indicator systems. Another interesting technology is the laser beam warning triangle – under this system in fog or spray, the laser beam strikes the water droplets in the air and makes them visible; the laser rear fog light then takes the form of a large warning triangle. It is not clear which one of these systems will make it into technology, or when we might see them, but even if the exact concepts don’t make it into production, some elements will surely be included on future cars purchased from dealers such as Stirling Audi.