Rock out to Modest Mouse in your Mustang: Amazon.com music service arrives at Ford

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Amazon.com is bringing its Cloud Player music service to vehicles equipped with Ford Sync AppLink, including new Mustangs, Fusions and F-150s. That means Amazon Cloud Player users with an Android phone can connect their app to Ford Sync, pulling up their entire music collection. In other words, no more CDs cluttering the glove box. “We… Read More…

Never text and drive again: Ford inks deal with Glympse for hands-free location sharing

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Texting and driving continues to be a big problem, despite powerful public service announcements condemning the practice. Now, a new technology from Seattle startup Glympse and auto maker Ford could help to wipe out texting from behind the wheel. Basically, the new service allows drivers to share their location information with friends and family members… Read More…

CES: Telenav unveils Scout ‘personal navigator’ for iPhone, gets Ford’s nod for cars

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Posting from Las Vegas: Telenav today unveiled a new service called Scout that bundles a collection of location-based services with turn-by-turn driving directions, releasing it initially as a free iPhone app. At the Consumer Electronics Show today, Ford announced its support for the service, detailing plans to include Scout as the selected personal navigation service… Read More…

The 21 coolest spots in America to charge your electric vehicle

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Ford is in the midst of a major PR campaign to drive support of its new Focus Electric and C-MAX Energy electric vehicles. And what better way to build buzz than a top 20 list of … charging station locations? Yes, that’s right, EV charging stations are so much cooler than your traditional gas station…. Read More…

Microsoft allies Ford and Toyota to collaborate on technology standards

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A new partnership announced between Ford and Toyota this morning is attracting lots of attention, primarily focused on the companies’ plans to collaborate on a new hybrid-electric system for light trucks and SUVs. But also notable is the news that they plan to “collaborate on development of next-generation standards for in-car telematics and Internet-based services.” That’s… Read More…

Airbiquity on board with OnStar’s retail mirror

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Our region has seen the rise of a cottage industry in automotive “infotainment,” and Seattle-based Airbiquity is continuing the streak with the news today that it will provide data-over-voice technologies for the standalone OnStar rear-view mirror. The mirror, announced earlier this year, will be available for installation in pretty much any car, from Best Buy… Read More…