Company history of Audio Mobil
The story of our milestones.
2024
35 years of AUDIO MOBIL
Large-scale PV system AUDIO MOBIL
2022
2021:
AUDIO MOBIL wins Best Business Award
The Best Business Awards ceremony took place on November 11. This year, AUDIO MOBIL was awarded 1st place in the category for companies with up to 30 employees.
This is the second time that the Ranshofen-based company has won the coveted prize. Back in 2008, the automotive supplier won over the 20-member jury.
Great place to work
We are delighted to have been recognized as a Great Place to WorkTM certified company for our corporate culture as an employer.
Our team is important to us, which is why we are particularly proud of the positive feedback we receive from our employees.
With the Great Place to WorkTM certification, AUDIO MOBIL is one of the employers that place a stronger focus on a good workplace culture.
2021:
2021:
Innviertel Business Award
On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, AUDIO MOBIL was honored by renowned business representatives as part of the "Innviertel Business Award" in the category 10-49 employees.
The prize is awarded to companies that have a signal effect for the entire Innviertel region, provide special economic impetus, have regional roots and secure and create jobs with pioneering innovations.
"I am delighted that we have received such a prominent award. It's a boost for everyone who works with us, especially the region. That's why we're naturally delighted," says Thomas Stottan.
EPIC prototype vehicle
Exclusive Personal Interaction Car - or "EPIC" as it is known at AUDIO MOBIL for short - is AUDIO MOBIL's second prototype vehicle. It is based on a Rolls Royce Ghost. The vehicle features further technical developments in rear-seat entertainment, the personal audio system and Active Zone Separation®. Our innovative developers have also integrated driver/vehicle communication features into the vehicle and brought them to life.
2018
2017
Golden Steering Wheel" jury member (Springer Verlag)
CEO Thomas Stottan's decades of experience in the field of vehicle connectivity and usability of HMIs is widely known. In 2017, Springer-Verlag approached AUDIO MOBIL and nominated CEO Stottan for the team of HMI testers for the Golden Steering Wheel. This largest vehicle test in Germany - carried out by AutoBild - is often used as a point of reference for the world's best vehicle manufacturers.
Development of HMI test procedure / benchmark test
The next logical step in the area of the human-machine interface. Modern vehicles are becoming increasingly complex. Can humans still keep up or do the technical features and input options exceed the neuronal horizon? In 2016, AUDIO MOBIL is developing a test procedure for human-machine interfaces that can be used to replicably test and scientifically evaluate the input options in vehicles on a predefined test track. After all, the technology is only as good as its operation.
2016
2015
Conceptualization DiMoReg - Digital Mobility Region
The future of mobility presents us all with numerous challenges. The core issue will certainly be the acceptance of technical influences. The interaction between autonomously moving vehicles and passers-by or other road users will also involve many changes. Will people also accept being at the mercy of technology and being transported to their desired destination in a pure people mover? AUDIO MOBIL has attempted to present all of these challenges as part of DiMoReg - the digital mobility region. DiMoReg is a concept for a real-life test environment in suburban areas for partially and fully automated vehicles, in which car manufacturers and suppliers, as well as transport operators, can test the technical framework conditions in real-life operation
EIC
Ergonomics Interaction Communication- EIC for short - enables topics such as iCS, near-field audio, three operating worlds and HMI aspects to be evaluated in real operation and tested by interested parties.
2014
2013
Development of personal audio system
Another innovation from AUDIO MOBIL. The personal audio system involves the implementation of individual audio zones in a vehicle. Each passenger has an active headrest with loudspeakers, completely independently of each other. These are controlled by amplifier electronics that enable each headrest to play individual acoustic signals. Additional applications include individual voice control for each seat in the vehicle and personalized information such as navigation information for the driver and simultaneous telephone calls for the front passenger. The arrangement of the loudspeakers results in a significant improvement in intelligibility and therefore increased confidence in acoustic interaction.
Publication of the "iCS" operating concept
In collaboration with the University of Salzburg and the steering wheel manufacturer Takata (now Joyson Safety Systems), a completely new type of HMI operating system is being developed that bundles all relevant information from the dashboard and the center console in the steering wheel. Completely intuitive and can be used without prior knowledge - a milestone in the simplification of vehicle operation.
2012
2011
Lateral Thinker Award
Different and ahead of the times. AUDIO MOBIL was honored with the Lateral Thinker Award as a pioneer. "Anyone who works with AUDIO MOBIL knows that nowhere else can visions be turned into reality as quickly as with us," says CEO Thomas Stottan.
Foundation of AMV Networks
As early as 2007, the findings from vehicle networking began to be pooled in the xFCD (extended floating car data) AMV project. This resulted in a rapidly expanding line of business with the management of real-time data, which led to the spin-off AMV Networks GmbH.
2010
2009
HMI laboratory
CEO Stottan initiated an intensification of scientific research into HMI (human-machine interaction) through collaboration with the University of Salzburg. A renowned funding partner was found in the Christian Doppler Research Association.
New company building
In addition to a redesigned facility with optimized routes between laboratories, test facilities and production, a hermetically shielded test track was built to meet the OEM's confidentiality requirements. ISO TS 16949 was also introduced.
2007
2004
Production
The company's activities as an R&D service provider were expanded to include small series production. Short development cycles and highly flexible production processes become the benchmark in the automotive industry.
Ranshofen
Increased secrecy requirements necessitated the move from Salzburg to the discreetly located Ranshofen. In addition to its proximity to a training center for engineers in computer science, communications engineering and mechatronics, the company also benefits from its central location in Europe.
1999
1994
Research activities
Technology carriers were set up for the R&D departments of OEMs. The findings from the projects "Transmission paths for the car" and "Dialog-capable haptic control element" still form the basis for integrated radio systems and operating concepts "to touch" today.
OEM supplier
Just over four years after its foundation, AUDIO MOBIL was listed as an OEM supplier by BMW AG for the first time. For the BMW sound module, the company took over the entire development responsibility for the electronics concept for a total of 18 model series.
1993
1992
Vehicle networking
On behalf of customers, D-network telephone integrations were realized with the notebooks that were emerging at the time. This was the first time that a connected car application was possible in real operation. This resulted in customer contacts with the development offices of the OEMs.
Foundation
On March 3, 1989, Thomas Stottan founded AUDIO MOBIL in Salzburg. In addition to high-end audio systems, C-network telephones including fax machines were already being installed under automotive requirements as a contractual partner of the Austrian postal service - a forerunner of the networked vehicle.
1989
2018
EPIC prototype vehicle
Exclusive Personal Interaction Car - or "EPIC" as it is known at AUDIO MOBIL for short - is AUDIO MOBIL's second prototype vehicle. It is based on a Rolls Royce Ghost. The vehicle features further technical developments in rear-seat entertainment, the personal audio system and Active Zone Separation®. Our innovative developers have also integrated driver/vehicle communication features into the vehicle and brought them to life.
2017
Golden Steering Wheel" jury member (Springer Verlag)
CEO Thomas Stottan's decades of experience in the field of vehicle connectivity and usability of HMIs is widely known. In 2017, Springer-Verlag approached AUDIO MOBIL and nominated CEO Stottan for the team of HMI testers for the Golden Steering Wheel. This largest vehicle test in Germany - carried out by AutoBild - is often used as a point of reference for the world's best vehicle manufacturers.
2016
Development of HMI test procedure / benchmark test
The next logical step in the area of the human-machine interface. Modern vehicles are becoming increasingly complex. Can humans still keep up or do the technical features and input options exceed the neuronal horizon? In 2016, AUDIO MOBIL is developing a test procedure for human-machine interfaces that can be used to replicably test and scientifically evaluate the input options in vehicles on a predefined test track. After all, the technology is only as good as its operation.
2015
Conceptualization DiMoReg - Digital Mobility Region
The future of mobility presents us all with numerous challenges. The core issue will certainly be the acceptance of technical influences. The interaction between autonomously moving vehicles and passers-by or other road users will also involve many changes. Will people also accept being at the mercy of technology and being transported to their desired destination in a pure people mover? AUDIO MOBIL has attempted to present all of these challenges as part of DiMoReg - the digital mobility region. DiMoReg is a concept for a real-life test environment in suburban areas for partially and fully automated vehicles, in which car manufacturers and suppliers, as well as transport operators, can test the technical framework conditions in real-life operation
2014
EIC
Ergonomics Interaction Communication- EIC for short - enables topics such as iCS, near-field audio, three operating worlds and HMI aspects to be evaluated in real operation and tested by interested parties.
2013
Development of personal audio system
Another innovation from AUDIO MOBIL. The personal audio system involves the implementation of individual audio zones in a vehicle. Each passenger has an active headrest with loudspeakers, completely independently of each other. These are controlled by amplifier electronics that enable each headrest to play individual acoustic signals. Additional applications include individual voice control for each seat in the vehicle and personalized information such as navigation information for the driver and simultaneous telephone calls for the front passenger. The arrangement of the loudspeakers results in a significant improvement in intelligibility and therefore increased confidence in acoustic interaction.
2012
Publication of the "iCS" operating concept
In collaboration with the University of Salzburg and the steering wheel manufacturer Takata (now Joyson Safety Systems), a completely new type of HMI operating system is being developed that bundles all relevant information from the dashboard and the center console in the steering wheel. Completely intuitive and can be used without prior knowledge - a milestone in the simplification of vehicle operation.
2011
Lateral Thinker Award
Different and ahead of the times. AUDIO MOBIL was honored with the Lateral Thinker Award as a pioneer. "Anyone who works with AUDIO MOBIL knows that nowhere else can visions be turned into reality as quickly as with us," says CEO Thomas Stottan.
2010
Foundation of AMV Networks
As early as 2007, the findings from vehicle networking began to be pooled in the xFCD (extended floating car data) AMV project. This resulted in a rapidly expanding line of business with the management of real-time data, which led to the spin-off AMV Networks GmbH.
2009
HMI laboratory
CEO Stottan initiated an intensification of scientific research into HMI (human-machine interaction) through collaboration with the University of Salzburg. A renowned funding partner was found in the Christian Doppler Research Association.
2007
New company building
In addition to a redesigned facility with optimized routes between laboratories, test facilities and production, a hermetically shielded test track was built to meet the OEM's confidentiality requirements. ISO TS 16949 was also introduced.
2004
Production
The company's activities as an R&D service provider were expanded to include small series production. Short development cycles and highly flexible production processes become the benchmark in the automotive industry.
1999
Ranshofen
Increased secrecy requirements necessitated the move from Salzburg to the discreetly located Ranshofen. In addition to its proximity to a training center for engineers in computer science, communications engineering and mechatronics, the company also benefits from its central location in Europe.
1994
Research activities
Technology carriers were set up for the R&D departments of OEMs. The findings from the projects "Transmission paths for the car" and "Dialog-capable haptic control element" still form the basis for integrated radio systems and operating concepts "to touch" today.
1993
OEM supplier
Just over four years after its foundation, AUDIO MOBIL was listed as an OEM supplier by BMW AG for the first time. For the BMW sound module, the company took over the entire development responsibility for the electronics concept for a total of 18 model series.
1992
Vehicle networking
On behalf of customers, D-network telephone integrations were realized with the notebooks that were emerging at the time. This was the first time that a connected car application was possible in real operation. This resulted in customer contacts with the development offices of the OEMs.
1989
Foundation
On March 3, 1989, Thomas Stottan founded AUDIO MOBIL in Salzburg. In addition to high-end audio systems, C-network telephones including fax machines were already being installed under automotive requirements as a contractual partner of the Austrian postal service - a forerunner of the networked vehicle.
