Got it fitted with new car last week.Would really like to keep my S5 with an Audi product / install, but not if it's sub-par.
Anyone got it? Care to provide some feedback, please?
Many thanks. Jon.
Get the Thinkware F800 Pro instead.
Easy to fit and Easy to use.
Last year I considered Audi's UTR for a while when it was first announced. But instead went for a Thinkware F770 (the F800 wasn't out then). Great system. I bought it through the RAC and was delivered and fitted by Chameleon Codewing. Took about 30 minutes to fit and it's a very clean installation front and back. To date I've had no real issues. I did have to have my screen out for a Hud rattle fix and the F770's Lane Dearture Warning System got a bit weird for a while after it was refitted, but recalibrated itself quite quickly. I think with install mine cost £330. The app and PC software are a doddle to use too. The Audi UTR prices do seem very high for what is not really Audi kit.
Have the 770 on the missus GTD for over a year now with no issues..........
It's what prompted me to get the F800Pro for the 3.........
Cellink also do a new battery unit now to power it for even longer in parking mode.....
How is the F800 pro, does it do all that cloud stuff properly?
Hi, I have to admit I was just lucky. When I was using the Thinkware F770 in my old car, that dashcam was very fussy about which SD Cards to use. I think it is because these cards are recording at high resolution and both front and rear. This meant buying 128GB Sandisk Extreme, which worked flawlessly. I also tried Samsung 120 EVO Plus, which works without issues in the Audi UTR. I made sure to format them in the Audi UTR before starting to use the video.
So it could be that the UTR is fussy (which it might be) this means getting a new SD Card or simply trying to Format it using the UTR App from your smart phone.
Both cards are rated as XC 1 and U3 - for recording upto 4K video, but remember we have two cameras recording in HD.
I just moved the card from my F770 over and formated it and it seems to be recording fine.
I park walking distance from my workplace so wanted something that could take footage on parking mode and so far I can do around 8hours and a bit more with the F800 and 128gb SD card. The SD card is also from Thinkware. Still trying to understand how to set up cloud storage. Thinkware support is not very helpful.It is not long, the battery level drops before I run out of space. I wanted to get the F800 pro, hoping it would auto-magically upload dashcam footage...
No, the installer (Bromley Car Audio) told me is not needed. My F770 is also on parking mode for more than 10 minutes if I put parking mode as a priority on the options on the thinkware app. As far as I know it is always on and has a safety feature in case it is draining the car battery.wow, that is very impressive, I am sure my F770 did not do anything more than about 10mins. Do you have an additional battery pack for it?
What Thinkware software can we use with a UTR ?Got it fitted with new car last week.
Quality is OK and no issues with it.
App still needs some development, but otherwise OK.
No windows software available yet.
I did some experimentation and found Thinkware software works fine.
Lets you switch between front and rear footage for quick viewing.
For editing Shotcut allows switching between channels for front and rear camera footage as both are encoded onto a single avi file.
Which dealership fitted your front and rear camera UTR @koolkul ?
I am trying to get quotes for a 2015MY A7 BiTdi I have just picked up, but the two dealerships I have tried both think only the front camera can be fitted to my car.
Many Thanks,
I had a Thinkware F770 (front and rear) installed in my A7 by Chameleon Codewing. Took about 40 minutes to do. Why on earth Audi are taking all day for their UTR is quite ridiculous.
One day is good for UTR install. Mine has been with Audi Sydenham since Friday. Excuses about no technicians/ extra parts needed.I had a Thinkware F770 (front and rear) installed in my A7 by Chameleon Codewing. Took about 40 minutes to do. Why on earth Audi are taking all day for their UTR is quite ridiculous.
Many Thanks for your comments all.
Well, Slough Audi confirmed that front and rear UTR cameras could be fitted, but I have since been comparing spec's between the Aud UTR and the Thinkware F800 Pro.
So I'm now mulling over the two. The Thinkware with battery backup will keep the parking mode running longer (for example when I leave the car in an airport car park for 7 to 14 days), but my preferred listening mode is DAB. I notice DAB interference mentioned in some posts above. @koolkul I guess you experienced DAB interference with the F770? @pxr5 do you have any DAB interference in your A7/F770 setup? (I'm assuming your A7 has DAB....)
Anyone have the F800 Pro and DAB in their Audi?
Cheers.
Had the UTR retro-fitted to my 16 Q7 hy the dealership. Well fitted - nice job.
But the kit is hopeless and I am pressing for a take-out & refund.
My experience of Audi has been laughable and they would do well to get away from being a sales organisation which believes its own hype and only appears to talk to itself and try getting things right.
The camera works through an app.
Take a look on the iTunes appstore at the reviews. Out of the 46 currently on there 45 are one star, very unhappy owners.
Here's why:
1. My dashcams in the past have a feature where you can manually capture AND THEREFORE PROTECT footage. You tap a button.
The UTR has no feature. It just records what it wants according to the settings, with no over-ride.
2. There is a feature "Find my car". Very useful. BUT it only works if the app is connected by wifi to the camera when the car is switched off. No problem you might think - keep the app open so it connects when you get in the car. But is does not automatically connect. a) if it does connect you then need to "confirm" it. (very tedious) or b) it does not connect and you have to "proceed without wifi).
But then - assuming you get that far - it's connected - during the drive it disconnects itself so that you have no car location saved anyway.
3. The video clips cannot be removed from the app. You can download them off the camera into the app - but then they are trapped in it. If you want to use the video you need to take the SD card out of the camera and read it in a laptop. What !! ?
4. The video clips do not flow seamlessly. They are discrete 1 minute clips which you need to play one after the other if you want to show a period > 1 minute. Previous cams I have had simply play a sequence seamlessly.
5. My last dashcam ( a MiVue, plotted a route on a map. You could replay the journey on a map. the UTS does not.
But the GPS function does not work either!!
below the video clip in the app there is a graph which should show data about the car's movement. <y graphs are always blank.
And the speed & voltage data is always blank.
6. The quality of the video is very poor. My 2 weeks of journeys so far have been in October, during the day. You are lucky if you can read a numner plate on a video beyond 2 cars length.
I am annoyed with myself that I have allowed Audi to con me again. First a disgraceful car and now - after lots of assurances following my first experience, they fail abysmally again.
Did Audi actually test this **** before releasing it or is it just their ever-apparent contempt for quality.
Does yours also tell you about parking incidents constantly when it is just you getting back to the car !
I have contacted Audi through the email in the app and raised these issues I guess I will just get a generic response of we are aware of the issues and working on it .......
Hmmm...as the OP, I'm now rather glad I self-installed a BlackVue DR750 now, mostly because the dealers were continuing to say they could fit S4s, but S5s - it's a shame that so many have a bad experience with the UTR - it seems like all the hard work has been done, but the last 10% makes the difference between shoddy and useable.