{"id":5608,"date":"2014-01-03T17:29:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T23:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=5608"},"modified":"2014-01-03T17:29:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T23:29:04","slug":"ford-pushes-on-with-microsoft-based-applink-google-audi-in-car-deal-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=5608","title":{"rendered":"Ford Pushes on with Microsoft based AppLink, Google Audi in-Car Deal looms?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A href=\"https:\/\/media.ford.com\/content\/fordmedia\/fna\/us\/en\/news\/2014\/01\/03\/ford-offers-sync-applink-for-3-million-more-customers.html\">Ford<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Currently, SYNC AppLink allows users to seamlessly control over 60 smartphone mobile apps \u2013 on both iOS and Android platforms &#8211; using the car\u2019s voice commands, enabling drivers to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. Ford is the first automaker to offer an open developer program, www.developer.ford.com, to help keep customers connected inside the vehicle and will continue to add new SYNC-enabled smartphone apps to enhance the driving experience.<br \/>&nbsp;Today, consumers continue to demand more personalized, simplified and integrated in-vehicle experiences. And, with consumers spending more time with digital media than with any other, Ford hopes to turn the connected vehicle into an intelligent vehicle, one that simplifies and personalizes the in-vehicle experience for the consumer.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;Beyond the in-car experience, Ford\u2019s ultimate goal is to use connectivity and digital to transform every aspect of the ownership experience, and to build the foundation for future mobility initiatives. With the eventual proliferation of embedded telematics capabilities for Ford Motor Company\u2019s SYNC system, as recently announced on Lincoln MKC, a newly aligned organization will manage connectivity across the entire enterprise.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;\u201cSYNC launched a sort of connectivity arms race in the industry,\u201d said Jim Farley, executive vice president, Global Marketing, Sales and Service and Lincoln. \u201cThe opportunity is much bigger than just in-car technology \u2013 it\u2019s now about connecting the vehicle to a larger ecosystem leveraging \u2018the Internet of things.\u2019 We are creating a seamless and immersive experience for customers that begins with their first visit to our digital sites and continues throughout their ownership experience.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/cars\/article\/Google-Audi-to-announce-Android-car-system-5109428.php\">Google has apparently cut a deal with Audi for an in-car OS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford: Currently, SYNC AppLink allows users to seamlessly control over 60 smartphone mobile apps \u2013 on both iOS and Android platforms &#8211; using the car\u2019s voice commands, enabling drivers to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. Ford is the first automaker to offer an open developer program, www.developer.ford.com, to help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5609,"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5608\/revisions\/5609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}