One of the new functions is ‘911 assist,’ a system that uses a Bluetooth paired mobile phone to dial local emergency services automatically should a vehicle’s airbag be deployed. The other is the ‘Vehicle Health Report,’ a feature that can run a real-time diagnostic report of your vehicle and then display the data at the SyncMyRide website.
Ford also used the event to reveal details about its third-generation Sync system, which is due to the hit streets “sometime” next year. The new system will be able to provide free traffic, news, sports and weather reports all with one voice-operated command. In the meantime, users can subscribe to Sirius Travel Link for $7 a month, enabling access to real-time traffic info, weather, fuel station prices, movie show-times and sports scores.
For the uninitiated, Sync is a voice-activated infotainment platform that integrates your car’s communications and entertainment systems with a host of external devices such as music players, PDAs and mobile phones.
Via: Engadget
Reader Comments
Sat Aug 30 2008 5:58 PM
Gus says
It's a bit emberassing that the Ford system blows away all the others out there.
Maybe BMW or Benz should partner with Apple or something...
Sat Aug 30 2008 10:24 PM
Paul says
I had a MKX rental with SYNC. I enjoyed it. It took a little getting used too, but I just plugged my Ipod in and that was it. With voice commands I forgot some of the music I had. I like scrolling through my Music to see what I'm in the mood for. But maybe it does that and I just never figured it out.
It does tilt me in favor of my next car being a 2010 Mustang Glassroof with SYNC.
Sun Aug 31 2008 11:15 AM
Gus says
I bought an 08 GT vert, and it wasn't an option then. I got the nav system, but no sync. Bummer.
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