Ford Digital Experience infotainment system announced - first look

[SmoothJ]

Updated with link to official Ford Digital Experience website:

https://www.ford.com/technology/ford-digital-experience/

It shows both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capable.


So we all knew this was coming, but now we see it in the video - Fords Digital Experience:



I guess SYNC has officially been deprecated, or will be soon. I wonder how long we have till its officially EOL.

This also means no more carplay or android auto either.

EDIT: Carplay were spotted 19 seconds in on the the video. So I guess it might have it...

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[Ted23Lightning]

I wonder if they’ll keep Apple CarPlay/ Android Auto, or do away with it like GM did.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

They literally show both Android Auto and Carplay in this video.

 

[Ted23Lightning]

They literally show both Android Auto and Carplay in this video.

GM originally had it as well.

 

[16cards]

I wonder if they’ll keep Apple CarPlay/ Android Auto, or do away with it like GM did.

Allowing Android Audio and Apple CarPlay restricts Ford's ability to extract ongoing revenue from vehicle owners. So likely won't.

 

[SmoothJ]

They literally show both Android Auto and Carplay in this video.

Good catch... I must of missed that the first time. Its around 19 seconds in.

However I still believe our hardware/APIM is too slow to get this update anyway.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

GM originally had it as well.

I just don’t understand the logical leap that a change in the underlying OS means leaving the two dominant, highly-demanded platforms behind.

 

[SmoothJ]

I just don’t understand the logical leap that a change in the underlying OS means leaving the two dominant, highly-demanded platforms behind.

Money... less external factors equals more money on subscriptions. If you take away 2 of the most prominent experiences, they have no choice to subscribe or just simply not buy.

 

[PJnc284]

However I still believe our hardware/APIM is too slow to get this update anyway.

ha it's anyone's guess when it would actually come if they updated it. Hard to take anything they say seriously with as much as their software process sucks.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Money... less external factors equals more money on subscriptions. If you take away 2 of the most prominent experiences, they have no choice to subscribe or just simply not buy.

I suppose. It doesn’t seem logical to me to spend a bunch of developer time on something they’re only mediocre at, at best. This idea that vertical integration is less expensive is a mantra that doesn’t actually hold up when interrogated to any detail. For some things, yes, vertical integration is better and cheaper. But if you can’t hire an entire experienced team and its IP (not just a manager), then trying to do vertical integration means a lot of extra cost.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

However I still believe our hardware/APIM is too slow to get this update anyway.

Yeah, there’s very little chance this will be backward compatible.

 

[Administrator]

Updated first post with link to official Ford Digital Experience website:

https://www.ford.com/technology/ford-digital-experience/

It lists both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

 

[SmoothJ]

Updated first post with link to official Ford Digital Experience website:

https://www.ford.com/technology/ford-digital-experience/

It lists both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Thank you for the update. Thats better than GM at least...

 

[SomeStupidDriver]

Even in the promo video the interface looks laggy when she's scrolling. Absolutely zero excuse in this day and age for the UI to be slow and clunky and running at 15fps.

 

[Shmoe]

Good catch... I must of missed that the first time. Its around 19 seconds in.

However I still believe our hardware/APIM is too slow to get this update anyway.

I would say with pretty much 100% certainty we will never see this, correct

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