Shelly Group AD, a provider of IoT and smart building solutions based in Sofia, Bulgaria, is bringing its Shelly Smart Control App to select Audi models.
The smart-home app will be available in the Audi Application Store, and once customers download the app, they can access a range of smart home automation functions to interface with their vehicle’s infotainment system. This includes, for example, automatically opening and closing the garage door, and switching on the lights in the garage, in other rooms or throughout the house when arriving or leaving home.
“We are thrilled to become part of Audi’s highly attractive digital ecosystem. As is our ambition, users are at the heart of the new functions and application areas of our app,” says Dimitar Dimitrov, CEO and founder of Shelly Group. “With the native integration of our Shelly Smart Control app, we are further expanding our customer focus and technology leadership. We are confident that Audi customers will enjoy the seamless integration of smart home in a customizable infotainment system.”
The integration of the Shelly Smart Control app into the Audi Application Store is carried out in cooperation with CARIAD, Volkswagen Group’s software company, and Harman Ignite. It gives customers access to a wide variety of popular third-party apps, which are seamlessly integrated into the infotainment system of the car. Regular online updates keep the apps in the infotainment system up to date.
“The integration of our Shelly Smart Control app emphasizes the relevance of the integration capability of technologies in the most diverse ecosystems as a success factor. This blending of different areas of life through smart technology will become even more important in the future. Our solutions are already being used in numerous products and services from well-known partners,” adds Wolfgang Kirsch, CEO of Shelly Group. “We are therefore very proud that our technologically leading app and its innovations also meet Audi’s demands for exclusivity and performance.”
