Drivers of the new Audi A8 will soon have internet access on the move thanks to a range of technical advances that make their debut in the new car.

Optional on the new A8 will be Google information services channelled to the new luxury flagship via the internet.

The state-of-the-art online services allows the new A8 to retrieve up-to-date information from the internet via an optional integrated modem in the latest generation MMI navigation plus.

The user can search online with Google for points-of-interest directly from within the MMI, the versatile search engine. The results are then displayed on the onboard map or used as destinations for route calculation.

A8 customers can also plan their navigation destinations in Google Maps or the Audi web portal at home or in the office and retrieve these on demand in the car.

With Google Earth on the MMI's 8 inch LCD display the new Audi A8 allows its occupants to discover the world from above through high resolution three-dimensional satellite and aerial imagery for the entire globe, backed up by a worldwide database of photos and information articles.

The Google Earth imagery and 3D terrain model are combined with the detailed street network from the onboard navigation database in a seamless integration of online and offline content.