An update to Ford Sync retrofits the infotainment platform with the Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP), which enables some smartphones to stream and read text messages out loud to to the driver.

There has never been more options and different ways to get the best of your smartphone experience in your car. It seems everyone from Apple to Google are trying to come up with ways to let you play ...

One good thing that came out of the pandemic is that more people picked up cycling. In the first three months of 2021, American consumer spending on bikes and cycling accessories increased by 34 ...

It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to anything with four wheels. Prior to joining the Roadshow team, he was a freelance contributor for Motor Authority ...

Got a SYNC-tastic Ford from 2011 onwards? Then you'll find that the latest update (G1 V3.2.2) to the dash software will let you listen to your smartphone's incoming emails and SMS messages via the car ...

The pioneering infotainment system of 2007 is finally usable. Sync's AppLink blows away CarPlay with apps available now. Sync is no longer a reason not to buy a Ford. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Ford is calling off the car connectivity relationship with Microsoft that produced Ford Sync. Ford instead will partner with Blackberry and use its QNX operating system. Worse for Microsoft, it’s ...

Sync 4, the latest generation of Ford’s dashboard interface, can guide you to an open parking spot, both on the street and in off-street lots, with parking rates and real-time occupancy. Ford ...

Ford today previewed its new SYNC 4 infotainment system, including support for wireless CarPlay and Android Auto. The new SYNC 4 system will be available on select Ford vehicles starting in 2020. The ...

People carry their smartphones everywhere and Ford is looking at them as a way to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety. As part of a research project with Commsignia, PSS, Ohio State University, T ...

Ford is introducing a Bluetooth system on two of its new vehicles and will offer the wireless technology as an option on all of its models in 2008, according toMarketWatch. The Sync system, which will ...