Audi is continually advancing the development of its piloted driving test car. Piloted driving offers greater safety, more efficient utilisation of the transportation infrastructure and more relaxation time for the driver.  The evolution of the piloted Audi continues, with the brand's latest research car - the Audi A7 piloted driving concept 'Jack' - now even more adept at operating just like a human driver.

'Jack' - the internal nickname for the A7 Sportback-based technology platform - is now driving more naturally. This is illustrated by the way it confidently deals with hazardous points on the road, passes trucks with a slightly wider lateral gap and signals upcoming lane changes by activating the indicator and moving closer to the lane marking first, just like human drivers would do to indicate their intentions. The opportunities for taking full advantage of Jack's piloted features are also now made more apparent to its driver. Its sophisticated navigation system is now capable of computing a route containing the largest possible proportion of piloted driving sections.

The cooperative attitude of Jack is especially apparent when other vehicles want to merge into its lane on the motorway. Here the test car decides - based on the selected driving profile - whether to accelerate or brake, depending on which is best suited to handling the traffic situation harmoniously for all road users. Its autonomously performed motorway driving manoeuvres have been further refined, and it is now even more proficient at showing consideration for other road users. Jack exhibits a driving style that is adaptive to the given situation, safe and especially interactive, a research car with social competence.