Ford using first over-the-air software updates to its 2016 cars


  • TECH
  • Monday, 22 May 2017

With SYNC 3, AppLink now automatically discovers smartphone apps including Spotify, Pandora and Glympse, and displays their unique graphics and branding.

SAN FRANCISCO: Ford Motor Co said it would delve into the growing arena of "over-the-air" software updates, adding Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to its Sync 3-equipped 2016 vehicles for the first time via a wireless software update. 

The latest upgrade to Sync 3, Ford's interactive touchscreen system, will be accomplished through an over-the-air (OTA) update using WiFi, not unlike how new software gets uploaded to smartphones by manufacturers. 

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