2011 Audi A8 with optional EDGE, Google Earth

2011 Audi A8 with optional EDGE, Google Earth

Although it might not make you want to buy an Audi A8, it’s still pretty cool. As a nice little option to the 2011 model, the Audi A8 will now feature a built-in navigation system that features Google Earth and a GPRS / EDGE modem. Yeah, so it’s not 3G, but it is apparently the first time that Google Earth has been made available in a production vehicle, which certainly counts for something. In addition to serving up various Google-sourced points of interest, that modem will also let you download a range of other up-to-date information to the nav unit, although it’s not clear exactly what that will entail.