Audi taps AT&T for its 4G car; demos its future connected vehicle

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As expected, Audi gave a sneak peak at CES Monday night of what will be under the hood of its future connected cars. They’ll be connected — in the U.S. at least — to AT&T’s LTE network. Nvidia’s(s nvda) superchip will power the infotainment console. Google software will be in the dash. And Audi’s internally developed Piloted Driving technology will take over the wheel.

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler’s keynote (Check out The Verge’s live blog of the event) brought together a lot of different news buzzing at CES. The deal represents another huge automotive win for AT&T on the same day it announced plans to become a bigger force in the connected car space. On Sunday, General Motors(s gm) revealed the first Chevy models to receive AT&T’s 4G treatment, including the Corvette, Impala, Malibu and Volt. But Audi’s first U.S. 4G car, the A3, will likely beat…

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