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12th World Congress on ITS, San Francisco, CA U.S.A.

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Contents

1 Driving Life

3 Communication4 VW Fuel Cell

5 VII for Safety and Mobility

6 Advanced Electronics

7 Car-to-Home

9 Challenge10 Grand Challenge Touareg

11 Enhanced 3D Navigation Concept

13 Performance14 Audi allroad quattro concept

15 Alltrail Bike

17 Mobility18 Nomadic Device Concept

19 Event Online

20 Advanced Interface Concept

Driving Life

People have a need to be mobile, and today’s automobile is integral to

meeting this need. No longer is it enough to provide a means of travel

between points A and B. Today’s and tomorrow’s automobiles must

address the ever-changing demands of technology-savvy customers.

Volkswagen Group comes to the 2005 ITS World Congress focusing

on concepts of Communication, Challenge, Performance, and Mobility.

These concepts are demonstrated through a variety of technology

showcase exhibitions. The Communication exhibit provides a glimpse

into advanced electronics, telecommunications, and alternative fuel

technologies. The emphasis of the Challenge exhibit is on vehicle

sensory and information systems that provide greater situation awareness

to the driver. Performance showcases Volkswagen’s commitment to the

driving enthusiast. Finally, Mobility demonstrates ways to integrate

information devices and services into a customer’s driving lifestyle.

The automobile no longer is a passive mode of transportation.

With the integration of modern technologies, cars are becoming our

traveling companions, equipped to address a myriad of safety and

comfort needs. Achieving them while maintaining the pleasure of driving

is our commitment to customers. This is our philosophy of Driving Life.

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Communication

From fuel cells to wireless networks, modern technology provides not

only comfort and convenience to customers, but also safety and security

on all of life’s road trips.

A fleet of Volkswagen and Audi vehicles, equipped with a variety of

advanced communication, electronic, and alternative fuel technologies,

is standing by for demonstration at the Innovative Mobility Showcase

outdoor event at SBC Park. Exhibits include VW Fuel Cell, VII for Safety

and Mobility, and Advanced Electronics. At VW Fuel Cell, visitors are

given an opportunity to test drive the Touran HyMotion — Volkswagen’s

hydrogen fuel cell vehicle whose only emission is water. VII for Safety

and Mobility represents the future of vehicle communications where

vehicles and infrastructure will be able to transparently talk and

exchange information with one another. Advanced Electronics gives

visitors an opportunity to test drive and experience the modern

technologies available in current Volkswagen production vehicles.

Car-to-Home is located at the Communication exhibit at ITS World

Congress in the Moscone Center. The aim of this project is to connect

customers with their vehicles via home PCs and other digital outlets.

● VW Fuel Cell● VII for Safety and Mobility● Advanced Electronics● Car-to-Home

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VW Fuel Cell

The Touran HyMotion represents the future of environmentally-friendly

transportation. Hydrogen fuel cell technology permits the Touran HyMotion

to be a 100 percent emission-free vehicle. Its only by-product is water.

The core element of the Touran HyMotion’s fuel cell technology is a thin plastic

membrane used to separate hydrogen and oxygen. Once separated, the

hydrogen is broken down into its constituent charged particles, protons and

electrons. The protons pass directly through the membrane, while the electrons

take a more indirect route to drive the Touran HyMotion’s high-torque 80 kW

electric motor. At the end of the process the protons, electrons, and oxygen

combine to form water.

Two and a half kg of hydrogen are stored in gaseous form in the vehicle’s fuel

tank. This amount of fuel corresponds roughly to the amount of energy in two

and a half gallons of gasoline, which permits the Touran HyMotion to drive

approximately 120 miles. The Touran HyMotion also is fitted with a NiMH

high-power battery to enable a rapid starting procedure and efficient response

during acceleration. The Touran HyMotion accelerates to 60 mph in 14 seconds

and has a top speed of 87 mph.

The Touran HyMotion is located at Innovative Mobility Showcase outdoor

exhibition. Visitors will have an opportunity to ride in the Touran HyMotion

and interact with leading engineers from Volkswagen’s Research and

Development Department.

Its only by-product is water.

VII for Safety and Mobility

The Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration (VII) California program is a

collaborative effort between OEMs and the public sector. Its aim is

to enhance vehicle safety and mobility by connecting cars with each

other and with the surrounding infrastructure via 5.9GHz Dedicated

Short Range Communication (DSRC). Partners in this demonstration

include Caltrans, Metropolitan Transportation Commission,

NAVTEQ, and Econolite.

5.9GHz DSRC is a wireless communication protocol similar to IEEE

802.11a; however, it operates within the 5.9GHz band and is dedicated

solely to automotive applications. This protocol also is known as

IEEE802.11p Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment (WAVE).

Volkswagen’s VII for Safety and Mobility demonstration at this year’s

Innovative Mobility Showcase outdoor exhibition will show multiple

DSRC-based safety and mobility applications, including intersection

safety, vehicle probe data, car-to-car information sharing,

location-based point-of-interest information retrieval, and real-time

traffic incident updates. These applications will be demonstrated during

a narrated ride-along on a route through the city of San Francisco.

During the ride-along, experienced engineers from Volkswagen’s

Research and Development Department will explain the DSRC

technology and its uses.

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Advanced Electronics

The Advanced Electronics demonstration at the Innovative Mobility

Showcase outdoor exhibition will showcase Volkswagen production

vehicles. Aided by a DVD-based navigation system, visitors can test drive

and experience these vehicles on a route that runs through the city of

San Francisco.

At the exhibition, staff members will explain relevant technologies.

Showcased technologies include Electro-mechanical Power Steering

that modulates torque assistance as a function of vehicle speed;

Electronic Stabilization augmented with Anti-Slip Regulation and

Electronic Differential Locking for added vehicle control during

challenging driving conditions; and Dynamic Starting Assistant for

improved driver acceleration performance when starting out from an

incline. The demonstration also will show Volkswagen’s new 600 Watt

premium sound system from Danish Hi-Fi specialist Dynaudio.

Car-to-Home

Car-to-Home seeks to interconnect wireless-enabled homes with

Volkswagen cars, providing added value to customers by combining

digital and mobile lifestyles. Through a wireless LAN, with access

provided through WebServices, users can connect to and interact

with many vehicle features and future add-on-devices from their home

computers and other digital outlets.

With an intuitive graphical user interface, customers can use

Car-to-Home to receive car status information, configure vehicle

settings, plan and review travel activities, and upload multimedia.

For example, one can pre-heat or pre-cool the vehicle before a drive,

plot an optimal travel route along multiple destinations, review travel

times, fuel efficiency, average speed, and finally, upload MP3s and

video for entertainment purposes.

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Challenge

Our challenge as an automotive company is to continuously research

and develop new technologies that increase the safety and efficiency

of our products while maintaining the driving fun factor. To this end,

we always must look ahead to see oncoming obstacles or hazards

and make informed decisions about how to deal securely with them.

That is our grand challenge.

The Grand Challenge Touareg is a feat of modern engineering.

It is a self-driving vehicle featuring a battery of sensors that allow it to

traverse terrain where most drivers would fear to take their vehicles.

The goal of the Enhanced 3D Navigation Concept is to provide

the driver with a high-quality 3D representation of the surrounding

environment. The Enhanced 3D Navigation Concept combines

high-performance graphics and software with highly detailed map

data to provide these representations.

● Grand Challenge Touareg● Enhanced 3D Navigation Concept

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Grand Challenge Touareg

Safe and effective driving requires situation awareness, i.e., knowledge

of the surrounding environment. Situation awareness is the result of

terrain analysis and obstacle detection, information evaluation, and

subsequent decision-making strategies about steering, braking, and

acceleration. The Grand Challenge Touareg places these processes

squarely in the hands of an array of sensors and computers. Specifically,

the vehicle is outfitted with six Pentium M computers, a global

positioning system, long-range radar, camera, five laser range-finders,

and a full drive-by-wire system for actuating the car’s functions.

The Grand Challenge Touareg, known as Stanley, is Volkswagen’s

answer to the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, a 10-hour 175-mile robot

race stretching across the Mojave Desert in the Southwestern U.S.

Recently, the Grand Challenge Touareg won the race and

accompanying $2 million prize against of field of 22 other autonomous

competitors from universities and private companies around the world.

The Grand Challenge Touareg is not simply an exercise in creating

a vehicle that can drive itself. The technologies used in the

Grand Challenge Touareg are similar to those that Volkswagen will

use in future “Driver Assistance” systems, such as lane-keeping and

obstacle-avoidance systems. The ultimate goal of this project is to create

safer roads by augmenting human capabilities with driver assistance

systems that help prevent accidents.

Enhanced 3D Navigation Concept

High-quality 3D representations of environments are becoming

commonplace in on-line search engines and navigation. These high

quality images and text can inform the user more effectively than those

of lower quality. Bringing these same features into a vehicle navigation

system is the next step in enabling the mobile lifestyle.

The Enhanced 3D Navigation Concept brings together the power of

the leading graphics chip maker nVidia, the navigation and search

engine capabilities of Google, and the automotive expertise of the

Volkswagen Group. By combining state-of-the-art graphics processing

technology with detailed 3D map data and navigation functionality,

Volkswagen presents a glimpse into the future of vehicle navigation.

3D data collection of buildings and terrain is facilitated by satellite

imagery and terrestrial laser range-finding technology, the latter

being the same that is found on the Grand Challenge Touareg.

Complementing these detailed databases with high quality graphics-

rendering capability, navigation systems will provide the driver with

a more complete representation of the environment.

Performance

Humans are driven to perform, and we strive to be the best on any

road, whether it is snow-covered, paved or not there at all. Our vehicles,

two wheels or four, willingly take on any trail that we have in mind,

inspiring us with confidence that they use the finest technology. This is

our commitment to all roads.

The Audi allroad quattro concept demonstrates its versatility through

meticulous attention to design and engineering. From the functional

elements of an off-roader, to the rugged rally-proven quattro all-wheel-

drive system, to the high-technology Audi road vision and radar

detection systems, the allroad is the very definition of the modern

sporting vehicle. If, however, your destination is the single-track dirt road,

the Alltrail Bike is the vehicle of choice. With an advanced electronic

braking system, the Alltrail Bike provides riders with unparalleled

stopping power and control.

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● Audi allroad quattro concept● Alltrail Bike

Alltrail Bike

Riders tend to panic in dangerous situations by immediately squeezing

the brake levers to lock the brakes. This action frequently causes the

front wheel to skid, resulting in a loss of control and a disastrous crash.

The Alltrail Bike was inspired by the enhanced safety features of our

automobiles; however, it incorporates these features into a two-wheel,

human-powered form. Just as anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and

brake-by-wire have enhanced driver control and safety in automobiles,

the same technology exists in this one-of-a-kind Alltrail Bike.

Powered by a lightweight high-capacity Lithium-ion battery, the electronic

braking system uses caliper-mounted sensors that read bike speed,

rider input to the brake levers, and brake pressure. This information is

fed via a Control Area Network bus to the main brake controller. The

main brake controller processes this information through an anti-lock

braking algorithm and subsequently talks to a motor to modulate the

brake hydraulic pressure and prevent front wheel lock-up. The end result

is the rider coming to a complete stop in the quickest and safest

manner possible.

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Audi allroad quattro concept

Through its design alone, the Audi allroad quattro concept clearly demonstrates

its versatility. The elegant sporting character of the Audi Avant is visibly linked

to the functional elements of an off-roader, creating a vehicle that is just as much

at home on the highway as it is on a snowbound mountain track.

A brand-new power unit is all set for action within the engine bay. Displacing

four liters, the V8 TDI that boasts common rail fuel injection and piezo injectors

is the world’s most powerful and advanced eight-cylinder self-ignition engine.

Maximum output of 210 kW (286 bhp) and peak torque of 650 Newton-meters

ensure the muscle and performance of a thoroughbred sports car. Featuring

six-speed automatic transmission, the allroad quattro concept accelerates to

100 km/h in just 6.4 seconds, with top speed limited electronically to 250 km/h.

Audi road vision is an outstanding world-first achievement, an optical sensor

system able to recognize the condition of the road and its surface, thereby

providing a quantum leap in terms of driving safety. The system not only informs

the driver of potentially critical conditions such as gravel or black ice but also

gives the ESP electronic stabilization program and the adaptive cruise control

additional, crucial parameters for even better proactive control.

Audi lane assist, another feature of the concept car, induces vibrations on the

steering wheel to inform the driver as soon as he inadvertently leaves his lane.

Audi side assist, in turn, incorporates radar sensors to monitor the area behind

and next to the car. Once the system detects vehicles approaching the Audi

allroad quattro concept or driving in the car's blind angle, the driver is informed

accordingly by a warning light that appears in the exterior mirror on the

appropriate side.

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Anti-lock Braking System

Mobility

Mobility is the capacity to move ideas, technology, and people.

Mediated through information sharing devices and services in our

homes and vehicles, mobility brings a new level of information

accessibility and entertainment convenience to the driving experience.

Mobility is realized through various ongoing efforts at Volkswagen, such

as Nomadic Device Concept, Event Online, and the Advanced Interface

Concept. The Nomadic Device Concept provides a means to interface

your latest mobile device and your vehicle. For example, future portable

devices will transparently share contact information as well as other

digital media with a vehicle’s onboard information systems. Event Online

combines real-time traffic data from different sources to improve traffic

management and security during large-scale events. Finally, Volkswagen

is exploring the use of Advanced Interface Concepts like natural

language and handwriting recognition technology for interfacing

emerging technology devices and services with the human element.

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● Nomadic Device Concept● Event Online● Advanced Interface Concept

Event Online

Event Online is a service concept for traffic management during large-scale

events. Event Online combines real-time traffic data from two different sources:

Floating Car Data (FCD) on the ground and camera images from helicopters

(i.e., “Eye in the Sky”). The purpose of Event Online is not only to increase

throughput for event spectators but also to provide added security and

improvements in emergency response during events such as the Olympic Games.

FCD was developed by gedas and is a registered patent of the Volkswagen

Group. The idea behind FCD is to equip public transport and shuttle fleets with

mobile devices such as PDAs, MDAs, or navigation systems connected to a GSM

module for periodic data transmission. Data such as average travel time, speed,

and disturbances will be sent by this network of vehicles to a service center.

Based on mathematical models, these data then will be processed in a traffic

management center and used to identify traffic problems. Together, FCD and

real-time imagery gathered from the “Eye in the Sky” will be combined and used

to inform event coordinators for traffic management, security, and emergency

response strategies. For example, these data can be used to re-route event

spectators around highly-congested areas or guide emergency response vehicles

into a designated area as efficiently as possible.

Event Online recently was put through a live test in Berlin, Germany. During the

test a fleet of vehicles transmitted real-time FCD via SMS text messaging to a

traffic control center at Fraunhofer IPK. If FCD indicated traffic congestion, the

“Eye in the Sky” came into action over the potential bottleneck. A high resolution

DLR camera feed was sent from the helicopter to traffic controllers via a SatCom

radio connection.

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Nomadic Device Concept

Modern lifestyle has changed dramatically with the permeation of

nomadic devices in our everyday lives. MP3 players, PDAs, smart

phones, gaming devices, and a suite of other nomadic devices have

revolutionized the mobile consumer electronics industry. Today, drivers

and passengers spend a considerable amount of time in their cars and

expect the same level of comfort and convenience doing the activities

they are used to outside the car. As a result of this consumer demand,

manufacturers today are taking on the challenge of enabling nomadic

device usage seamlessly in cars.

In addition to hosting various concepts in mobile device integration,

the Nomadic Device Concept car showcases numerous mobile services

enabled by such integration. The MacMini is an efficient computing

platform that acts as a gateway for all nomadic device integration

and mobile service usage. All the seemingly complex tasks implied

by such a mobile network within the car are delivered through user-

friendly interfaces.

The true essence of the concept car, however, is not the number of

nomadic devices it enables the driver to use. Rather, it is the capability

to use the latest consumer electronics without a major hardware or

software revision.

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Advanced Interface Concept

Volkswagen is exploring advanced interface concepts for interacting with a

variety of in-vehicle systems such as navigation, infotainment systems, and vehicle

settings. The ever-increasing amount of information available in the car

necessitates innovative methods to simplify interaction and to access data.

The Volkswagen Advanced Interfaces demonstration kiosk showcases two new

technology applications: Handwriting Recognition for input of Chinese characters

and a Natural Language Dialog System for conversational interaction with

various devices.

Using a touchpad that can be placed anywhere in the vehicle, the Handwriting

Recognition application allows unprecedented ease of entering Chinese

characters into a navigation system and other information devices for the

Chinese market. The system also can be tuned to recognize other pictorial-based

languages and Latin characters and can be implemented in a touchscreen.

Overall, this technology dramatically shortens the time needed to input words

and names in the car.

New developments in conversational Natural Language technology also give

drivers more flexibility and ease while interacting with complex systems. This kiosk

application shows the power of a conversational interface for accessing music in

the vehicle. Besides simply issuing commands via the speech recognition system,

users can carry on dialogues on multiple topics, ask for lists of songs, and

manipulate playlists, all the while maintaining speech command operations like

play and stop. This technology extends to other applications like points of interest

identification and navigation guidance. The Natural Language Dialog System

allows drivers to perform complex system tasks with less distraction and

shortened learning times.

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VOLKSWAGEN of America, Inc.Electronics Research LaboratoryPalo Alto, California USAEmail: info@vwerl.comwww.vwerl.com