Ford announced that its SYNC system will be an option on all models, even base units, of the Ford Edge and Explorer beginning with the 2012 model year. In addition, the price of the system will drop by $100. The plan will migrate to Ford’s entire product line-up within three years, ultimately making SYNC available […]
Ford and TechShop on Thursday announced that Allen Park, Mich., is the home of TechShop Detroit, the communal fabrication studio where everyday inventors, from backyard tinkerers to tech-savvy engineers, can go to work and create their projects and products. TechShop already has already has more than 1,500 membership base of do-it-yourselfers (DIY) using their loctaions in […]
Ford engineers have developed a car seat that can monitor a driver’s heartbeat. A joint project undertaken by experts from Ford’s European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany and Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University has resulted in a seat that uses special sensors to monitor the driver’s heart activity. The sensors detect the electrical impulses […]
Ford announced it is working with several healthcare experts to bring health-monitoring services to its Sync in-car information and entertainment system. Through the system’s Bluetooth connection, Sync could pair with glucose measuring devices to warn drivers with diabetes of high levels. Those with asthma or allergies could also check up on their status right from […]
Ford is expanding Ford SYNC globally with the European launch of its popular voice-controlled connectivity system, with the capability of now offering 19 languages. SYNC was originally launched in North America in 2007 with three languages. With the additional 16 tongues, Ford will offer voice recognition capability, powered by Nuance Communications, in more languages than […]
GM’s Chevy kicked off GM’s own alternative to Ford Sync tonight. MyLink is designed to pair up with smartphones and will stream audio and handle calls from smartphones over Bluetooth. Like its challenger, it uses voice commands and will directly control smartphone apps aware of the interface, starting with Internet radio from Pandora and Stitcher. […]
Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 CeBIT show on March 1 in Hannover, Germany, promising exciting news about the company’s ground-breaking SYNC with MyFord Touch driver connect technology. Ford has recognised the importance and value of bringing its increasingly sophisticated in-car connectivity and communication technology directly to […]
Ford is aggressively accelerating its commitment to wirelessly connected intelligent vehicles (AKA vehicle-to-vehicle communications). Ford is becoming the first automaker to build prototype vehicles for demonstrations across the U.S. and has doubled its intelligent vehicle investment in 2011. Ford’s demonstration vehicles will hit the road this spring, starting at major technology hubs across the country. […]
Microsoft has released a native app for Mac users who need to sync Windows Phone 7 devices. Windows Phone Connector for Mac’s beta pulls in unprotected music, photos and podcasts from both iTunes and iPhoto. It also uses Microsoft’s Autoupdate feature to check for and load firmware upgrades over USB instead of having to go […]
Ford is the first automaker to use Wi-Fi provisioning on the assembly line to wirelessly deliver SYNC software to vehicles equipped with the new MyFord Touch driver connect technology as they are being built. The new on-the-assembly-line Wi-Fi capability eliminates the need for building, stocking and storing multiple SYNC hardware modules, thus reducing manufacturing complexity […]
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