Audi introducing roadside assistant apps for iPhone, Android, Blackberry

Damon Lavrinc — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:00:00 EST

Audi is rolling out a new roadside assistance app for owners equipped with an iPhone, Blackberry or Android device, and drivers with older Audis can get in on the action as well.

Once you've download the app from the corresponding store, you enter your VIN and some basic personal information, and get access to Audi's roadside assistance program supplied by Allstate. Jump-starts, fuel delivery and towing are included in the service - free for new owners and requiring a fee for older models. The app also includes a dealer locator and taps into your smartphone's GPS functionality to pinpoint your location.

The Curve and Bold are the first two Blackberrys supported by the app (download here), with the iPhone and Android versions available at the Apple App Store and Android Market, respectively. Full details in the press blast after the break.

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Painful Play: Audi develops free A4 racing game for iPhone

Dan Roth — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:59:00 EST

Filed under: Gadgets, Etc., Audi

Audi feels that its customer base is smart, sophisticated and tech-savvy, which is why it should love a well designed game for the iPhone that features the 2009 Audi A4. Note the well-designed bit, because that's key. Audi had Denver's Factory Design Labs whip up a driving game that uses the iPhone's accelerometer as a way to steer the new 2009 A4 through slalom courses. The German automaker boasts that development took just two weeks, though after trying the free download ourselves, we think Audi might want to keep that quiet. Game development normally takes much longer - think years - so the two-week gestation of the "Audi A4 Challenge" is rather apparent. In a word: craptacular.

The top-down graphics are boring, and controlling the vehicle might unintentionally accelerate the iPhone right out of your hands. Adding further frustration is speed control that's got two extremes; the scale equivalent of 35 mph, or stopped. While the game is free, it's not worth the time you'll waste. Perhaps they should let the MMI guys have a crack at it? Press release after the jump

Gallery: Audi A4 Challenge

[Source: Audi]

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