Ok, we’ve heard about hybrid cars, hybrid bikes or hybrid trucks but a hybrid radio is a premiere even for us. Apparently Volkswagen knows perfectly what a hybrid radio is because they recently joined forces with radio station Hit-Radio Antenne Niedersachsen to develop the radio of the future: the Hybrid Radio.

According to Volkswagen, the hybrid radio allows the listener to use the “system according to his or her individual needs and decide on how and when he or she listens to the radio”. Using an internet interface, the users can create their personalized playlist which can range from local news through to diverse musical specials. The selection can then be chosen from that playlist and played in the car. The new hybrid radio project will make its debut as early as 2011, when the manufacturer plans to start the first tests out in the Lower Saxony area. “The Hybrid Radio is bound to be a success, as it fulfils the listener demands of tomorrow by combining the classic car radio with the internet”, said Martin Weiser, Head of Driver Information Systems at Volkswagen

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