Okay – it’s no joke that FoMoCo’s MyFord Touch infotainment touch sensitive system was a total failure for the automaker. The glitches in the system even ended up hurting the way the company’s vehicles were recommended by Consumer Reports. Well, Ford heard the complaints of the media and its customers and is unveiling a new [...]
Ford will become the first automaker to allow parents to block phone calls and text messages on their teens phones while driving. The new technology, known as MyKey Do Not Disturb, will launch on the new Ford Explorer in 2012. Does that means parents will have to buy a Ford Explorer for their teen? Probably [...]
Ford is giving its engineers the opportunity to get some feedback from consumers on development of the Ford Focus Electrics in-dash display. Driving simulations were used for MyFord Touch display enhancements, to be featured in the car. The simulator provided two 4.2 -inch LCD screens in full-color, with a speedometer in between. Information displayed includes [...]
Ford’s new MyFord Touch infotainment, connectivity system isn’t perfect and the company isn’t afraid to admit it. Consumer Reports has gone as far not to recommend some Ford vehicles with the MyFord Touch system and recently, it was reported the Dearborn automaker is missing quality targets due to the glitches in the system. Recently, FoMoCo [...]
Ford is adding its award-winning SYNC AppLink software to a new line up of vehicles for 2012, making it available on a total of 10 models. The program gives access to, and voice control over, driver’s smartphone apps while mobile. Doug VanDages, director of Ford Connected Services Solutions comments “We understand more and more drivers [...]
A little while ago, the egmCarTech crew had the chance to first-handedly get a glimpse of Ford’s new MyFord Touch center console control system that relies solely on the occupant’s touch for action. Needless to say, despite the cars being preproduction samples, we found the system to be rather glitchy. We were hoping Ford would [...]
Ford has certainly done a good job publicizing its MyFord Touch driver connect technology featuring SYNC, and now it has introduced the technology to the Chinese market as it debuts the newest version. “MyFord Touch, combined with the new SYNC functionality, is an experience that Chinese drivers will easily relate to their first time behind [...]
Ford dealers are inviting those who purchase vehicles with MyFord Touch to come back in for a tutorial on the system, free of charge. “The younger people, and the people who are more sophisticated love it,” said Jim Seavitt, owner of Village Ford in Dearborn. “The less tech-savvy customers need to come back in again.” [...]
I consider myself pretty tech savvy since I’m in my late 20s and am surrounded by gadgets all day long. So when I heard about Ford’s MyFord Touch voice and touchscreen control system, I was pretty excited… until recently when I got to use one. My overall gripe with the system? It’s slow as a [...]
Speaking at an auto electronics show in Detroit today, Derrick Cuzak, FoMoCo’s vice president of product development, said that the company is making more money on each vehicle it sells mainly due to the technology features offered in its vehicles. Kuzak said Ford’s average revenue per vehicle jumped 14 percent from 2008 to 2009, to [...]
