Ford Moving Forward: MyFord Touch Now Supports the iPad and Others
By offering to “keep your eyes on the road and connected to your world,” MyFord Touch gives drivers with equipped Ford vehicles the ability to access features like turn by turn directions to their destination, hands-free access to their cellular telephones, control your music using only your voice, act as a wireless router for your WiFi enabled devices, give you a vehicle health report, operate your climate control automatically, report how efficiently you are using your fuel or even read your incoming text messages aloud. And that is just for starters.
Sounds pretty great doesn’t it? The best part is that Ford has announced that the next update will allow you to access these features using your iPad as well as the currently supported iPhone!
The bar is being raised for what we can come to expect from our technology and that is starting to include our cars. At a time when we were getting used to navigation systems becoming standard in vehicles below the luxury market things like MyFord Touch are changing the scene dramatically. Suddenly consumers are as entitled to these benefits whether they drive an affordable Ford Focus or a high end Lincoln. With so many features of MyFord Touch offering additional safety considerations it is nice to know that the average family vehicle that likely needs them most can have them.
The upgrade also promises better voice recognition and gives more integration between other systems such as the Sirius satellite radio. Using voice commands you will be able to switch stations and search for content without having to take your hands off the wheel!
Several other smartphones and tablets beyond the iPhone and iPad are supported, if you have another device check the Ford website for a list of all of those that are compatible.
A few other manufacturers offer similar systems but with less features and at a higher cost such as the General Motor’s OnStar system which is great for hands free calling, navigation and crash assistance but is limited in use beyond those things.
[via electronista]