· SYNC® AppLink, the industry-first software application that gives SYNC users hands-free voice control of their smartphone apps, is now available as a free download for 2011 Ford Fiesta owners at www ...

Ford today announced that its AppLink platform is now available in 1 million vehicles across the company’s fleet. The AppLink API allows developers to link their mobile apps to Ford’s SYNC platform ...

At its developer conference in San Francisco this weekend, Ford introduces app developers to its new Sync 3 graphical interface, along with a host of usable data generated by its cars. Ford launched ...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2013 – Providing developers the information and tools needed for the creation of relevant, voice-activated experiences inside the car, Ford Motor ...

LAS VEGAS—At last year’s CES, Ford paired with several companies (including INRIX and NPR) to expand the app offering for its voice-activated app platform, SYNC AppLink. This year, the Detroit-based ...

Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old-fashioned way, by turning wrenches in a driveway and picking up speeding tickets. He now has nearly 20 years of expertise and experience behind ...

While some carmakers and others worry about Google’s domination in mapping and how that will play out in the auto industry, we are continuing to see announcements that point, if not to Google’s ...

As for the metric carload of newly Sync-compatible apps, here they are: Wall Street Journal (live and on-demand radio content) USA Today (listen to articles and headlines; play, pause, skip, move ...

A smartphone and an automobile meet at a bar. The smartphone purrs, “Hey, big-and-shiny, let’s hook up! I have this cool app we can try.” The automobile backs up a bit and replies nervously, “Only if ...

Ford has some big ideas about the future of apps – and of all the big car manufacturers, it understands that not everyone’s on the lookout for a fancy in-car entertainment system. We want to hook our ...

Ford on Friday said it will expand its Ford SYNC AppLink service, which allows you to control smartphone apps via voice commands, to 3.4 million more vehicles in 2014 to bring its reach to nearly 5 ...