Audi A6, Set for US Debut Next Week, Features Next-Gen Infotainment Interfaces

The 2019 Audi A6, due to make its U.S. debut at the New York International Auto Show next week, sports the infotainment system found in the company’s A8 and A7, with two high-resolution touch displays that replace the rotary dial and the conventional buttons of the previous model, said the carmaker in a Wednesday pre-show brief. The touch response operating system lets the user arrange positioning of central vehicle functions using drag-and-drop motions said to make the interface as “intuitive to use as a smartphone.” Users can store up to 32 virtual buttons to customize preferences, it said. The system also includes natural-language control allowing users to prompt actions based on certain requests. A driver could say “I’m cold,” prompting the control system to ask: "What temperature would you like to set the cabin to?" said the company.