Delphi provides Audi with innovative Connectivity Navigation Radio(CNR) platform

The Connectivity Navigation Radio or the CNR platform of Delphi Automotive is allowing Audi to differentiate its vehicles with a new and innovative infotainment product. The flexible media center design is based on Delphi’s scalable hardware platform and was recently unveiled on the Audi A1. It offers the ability to easily adjust media center capability to meet the unique needs of individual vehicle models.

Delphi is a leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial vehicle and other market segments. Operating major technical centers, manufacturing sites and customer support facilities in 30 countries, Delphi delivers real-world innovations that make products smarter and safer as well as more powerful and efficient.

The CNR platform of Delphi addresses multiple market needs which includes phase diversity dual-tuner reception and the capability of adding different digital tuner modules (e.g. digital audio broadcast/DAB) and different types of connectivity. Peter Steiner, head of Audi Infotainment Electrics/Electronics commented that the open, well-structured software architecture allows Audi to configure its vehicles’ infotainment platforms with simple software upgrades and offer more than 20 variations of their new infotainment platform including radio concert with navigation. The scalable design also helps to differentiate vehicles while fulfilling today’s and tomorrow’s requirements for radio reception, user connectivity and navigation.

Wilhelm Steger, Delphi managing director, Infotainment & Driver Interface, Europe & South America was quoted saying that the Delphi Connectivity Navigation Radio platform has made a new generation of feature-rich embedded infotainment systems available to vehicle manufacturers. He further added that Delphi’s unique design provides Audi a high-value product that can be adapted to provide functionality appropriate for a variety of vehicles. As Audi’s tier 1 supplier, Delphi delivers innovation that provides the flexibility of individualized entertainment, information and communication.

Delphi’s CNR supports navigation functionality with a high-resolution color display and 2.5D graphics, and includes map data for East and West Europe on a single SD card. The connectivity functionality allows drivers to connect a portable device such as an iPod, another music player or any data storage device to the vehicle’s audio system. Using the world standard Bluetooth, the unit can be configured to allow hands-free calls or even stream music from the driver’s mobile phone to the high-performance system.

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