Audi is expanding the services that Audi Connect will offer in the future. Audi Connect Wireless Payment system , a solution that allows drivers to pay the parking rate from their vehicle very practically is in the test phase.
Audi Connect Wireless Payment payment service facilitates the payment operation in parkings , which often requires the driver first collecting a parking ticket, and then looking for the machine to make the payment, which does not always remain at hand or close to the vehicle, integrating wireless payment in the vehicle as a more Audi Connect , in the line of navigation systems with Google Earth and Google Street View, which are currently available.
During the test phase, in which 13,000 vehicles participate, the car communicates with the parking facilities through a RFID radio frequency transmitter. To do this, the vehicle equips a wireless transponder mounted inside the windshield. To activate the service, the parking user must register online through a web page using the vehicle transmitter number.
The Economic Development Agency –ifg– of Ingolstadt provides the service, which operates nine parking lots and underground parking lots in the city, with a total of 6,200 places and 21 entrances and exits. Participants in the test phase project will receive a detailed monthly IFG bill with all expenses, and the amount is loaded into the user's bank account through a
domiciliation order.
Audi employees who rent a new vehicle in the coming months can participate in the pilot test. To the delivery of the vehicle, the user receives the kit for the remote payment system, including its wireless identification. parking users in Ingolstadt can benefit from the advantages of this system.
