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Livio, a company recently acquired by Ford, produces apps designed to work in cars -- a technology that Ford obviously has a great deal of interest in. If you aren't familiar with the company, it produces a library and developers can use this within their apps, which can then interact with the software, also produced by Livio, that is installed in the
Those driving certain late-model Ford cars and trucks can enjoy a lot of in-vehicle technology. But, millions more will soon be able to get this experience as well. In conjunction with next week's CES in Las Vegas, the company announces "Building on the pioneering SYNC in-car connectivity system it launched in 2007, Ford Motor Company today announces new system investments and
When we think of hybrid vehicles, what comes to mind is a car that uses both gas and electricity. Ford has come up with something new. The Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept is the first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle. It is a hybrid vehicle that does not depend on a connection to the electric grid for fuel. The Ford C-Max Solar Energi
Last week I was at Ford for a press event. I got to talk directly to Ford CEO Alan Mulally (he was interested in my Google Glass). I didn't ask about the Microsoft offer because that was covered in the press bombardment earlier -- which he side-stepped the answer. But now, Microsoft is facing a new issue as a top
Ford has been the innovator on connected in-dash infotainment since they first announced their new systems in 2007. So now with all the other car companies coming up fast on in-app systems, Ford needs to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. Today, they have continued their strength with purchasing Livio for an undisclosed sum, but
Ford Motor Company opened up their app program to all developers at CES 2013 The new platform is called Uplink it is a suite of technology that works with Connect to Sync. This program has gone through two years of beta testing using such apps as Pandora however now it is open to all developers. It should be opened to
Today, January 10 Ford announced the launch of the OpenXC Program at CES 2013. OpenXC is an API to your car. It works off a small hardware module which reads and translate information from a car’s internal network. The module is isolated to ensure it can’t be used to brick your car. The module is based on the Arduino platform.