All the stories tagged with ford
Amazon Cloud Player For iOS Available In Ford SYNC Rides Now
05/08/2013, From today onwards, those of you who own select Ford vehicles and are also Amazon customers who happen to make use of iPod touch, iPhone and iPad devices will have one added advantage – you can now wirelessly hook up [...]
Spotify Coming To Ford Cars In North America
02/25/2013, [MWC 2013] Over several months, Spotify has been making its application available on anything with an Internet connection. The latest platform to receive a dedicated Spotify application was Windows Phone 8, although we know BlackBerry 10 should expect to get [...]
Ford, Nissan, And Daimler To Work Of Fuel Cell Car
01/28/2013, It has been said for a fair number of times that hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars could very well be the future of the automobile (and not flying cars, although that would definitely be a highly desirable mode of transport), and [...]
Ford SYNC Improved, Gets Smarter Voice Recognition
11/26/2012, Ford has just announced that they will be updating SYNC, which is their Microsoft-powered in-car entertainment and connectivity platform that comes alongside with the MyFord Touch interface, and these will debut in the 2014 Ford Fiesta. The updated SYNC in [...]
This is what pumps for electric cars will look like
10/18/2012, It’s really nice that almost all non-Apple smartphones use the same charger, which is the MicroUSB standard. Electric cars may be going the same way. Global engineering group SAE International has published a new standard for plug-in electric cars. It [...]
The new Ford Fusion will parallel park for you
09/18/2012, There are few things more embarrassing than really screwing up a parallel parking job on a busy city block. Rearview cameras in some cars have made it easier, but for the most part, parallel parking technique hasn’t changed in decades. It still [...]
Ford C-Max Energi packs quite the punch
08/07/2012, Ford claims that their C-Max Energy, their very first attempt at a plug-in hybrid, is capable of delivering quite the powerful electric punch for those who have nothing but disdain for electric vehicles. Ford Powertrain VP Joseph Bakaj had a [...]
Virttex driver distraction simulator from Ford
08/01/2012, When it comes to simulators, most of them are there to help us experience something similar to what the actual feeling is like, such as a flying simulator or a driving simulator. These tools are meant to teach, but what [...]
Ford tactile robot arm “RUTH” arrives in the U.S.
07/17/2012, Behind a best-selling car lies a good robot machine that ensures its superior quality and performance. If you think that the 2013 Ford Fusion is gorgeous, then you have to meet Ford’s tactile robot arm called RUTH. RUTH is actually [...]
GM and Ford hope to build first “robot” car
07/03/2012, All right, so everyone in the industry, no matter which industry it is, wants to play the role of being a pioneer, and in other words, being first. GM (General Motors) and Ford, very much pioneers in their own right, [...]
Ford introduces new technologies to address traffic, parking stress, and other mobility challenges
06/26/2012, In a move to address traffic jams and other mobility-related challenges that come with urbanization, Ford is introducing new technologies that aims to help future drivers. The company’s new technologies can be summarized into four core parts – Workload Estimation, [...]
Ford introduces KeyFree Bluetooth password management system
06/22/2012, Ford Keyfree Login from Ogilvy Paris on Vimeo. Many of us use a variety of services that requires a login name and password. This includes online banking, Facebook, emails, forums, Twitter, etc. With so many passwords to remember, typing them [...]
Ford GT40 modified, runs on electric motor
06/01/2012, What happens when you have plenty of engineering knowledge, and are looking for an avenue to apply it somewhere? This 1968 Fiberfab Valkyrie fiberglass replica of an old Ford GT40 was recently purchased by Andrew McClary on eBay, where he [...]
