Ford demos next gen infotainment system

[mau47]

Looks like ford demoed the next gen infotainment over the weekend to a lot of outlets. Overall looks like it adds a lot of nice touches and they are giving individual teams the ability to use it how they see fit. One noteworthy change is they are abandoning the sync branding for this platform. Hopefully the F-150 team adopts this but keeps the hard buttons. While I like the tech, I much prefer hard buttons for most vehicle functions as I find them easier and less distracting to use. My wifes Lexus is entirely touch screen and my eyes are off the road for way longer to change anything.

One thing that sticks out to me that I don't like is the steering wheel controls look to be adopting the Tesla/Lexus (and I am sure others) setup where the buttons are context aware and nothing is printed on them so to you are never quite sure what mode they are in and have to look somewhere else to see what they are going to do when pressed. Will reserve final judgement until this is out in the wild and more used but so far seems like an overall win even with some drawbacks.

Ford’s new 48-inch digital dashboard is a lot of Android for one car

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[Fox146]

Bye bye Sync 4, we hardly knew thee.

 

[powerboatr]

great......now i need to buy a Lincoln ....ohhh the humanity
? ?
this could be the push i need to convince my great wife she really does need a new ride,
no more 5 dollar roses from the grocery,
it will be black label aviator or nautilus i see
good bye dollars,
hello chalent theme
all to let my wife;
enjoy the exciting new digital scene
with updates by the hour
and music across the bar
no longer are we driving
just a CAR

 

[JExpedition07]

Bye bye Sync 4, we hardly knew thee.

That’s how the infotainment is, I don’t even follow it as this next version will be outdated and replaced again in 3 years. Just a gimmick to try and get you to buy a new car every 2 years.

 

[jp1450]

That’s how the infotainment is, I don’t even follow it as this next version will be outdated and replaced again in 3 years. Just a gimmick to try and get you to buy a new car every 2 years.

Yup. Ain't that the truth....

 

[speedracercjr]

That's slick, but holy crap that would be expensive to replace/fix out of warranty

 

[Abraham5G]

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[22Platinum]

It’s Google Automotive Services is going to be the staple for infotainment

Oooo thanks for this

Glad I got in when I did..

 

[HammaMan]

This is what started as Project Phoenix. It’s Google Automotive Services is going to be the staple for infotainment and is really quite nice. There’s been a hardware backend jump from SYNC. I believe the Nautilus is the first vehicle to have an official GAS backend. Though don’t quote me on that as I know a lot of vehicles in testing right now carry a SYNC appearance but are really using GAS to emulate the existing HMI. Regardless GAS is going to be a game changer offering exactly as it’s labeled, a digital experience.

With Changan Ford in china putting these into existing MMEs, we will be able to snag an ICE version and upgrade existing sync4 units without hiccups, particularly around the can bus encryption nonsense? Do make that a priority. Thanks.

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Don't worry, still won't get OTA updates to work.

 

[superfordman]

Looks cool, but still, alot of screen and they still ain't doing much with it that isn't already done and viewed today on most screens. It's like having a 4K TV but having the quality set to 480p.

I like how its built my Android/Google and default search in the browser is Bing

 

[Antimatter22]

I just want AA navigation that isn't geared towards the passenger seat. Why is my vehicle cursor at the 3/4 mark of the screen when maps is in full screen. Dumbest thing ever.

 

[Davidwnuc]

Dear Ford,
Please put a radio in your vehicles that plays music without lagging, disconnecting from a usb device, and one that isn’t always trying to be smarter than the operator. Save all the other non radio things for a separate system.
Thanks,
Frustrated in Mississippi

ps In case you are wondering nobody likes touch screens to operate volume and temp control. Save the knobs!

 

[FirstTimeFord]

Maybe they'll have a ticket app ? As much as I like to see progress in this department, not sure I would need that many single screens crammed together. Just doesn't seem polished or fluid at this point anyway. Wonder if all the sound still comes from the center channel ?‍

 

[zx6roclet]

That’s gonna be super cheap and easy to fix ???

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