http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/ Engadget Comments for The future of Ford's SYNC starts on May 26, future of US auto industry still uncertain http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Another reason I'm looking forward to getting ahold of the 2010 Tuarus SHO when it's available!]]>May 20th 2009 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Fortunately I'm cheap so all the cars I've owned have had single-DIN head units.]]>May 20th 2009 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
But thats a BMW logo in your pic! Try fitting a single DIN in an E60 5'er, or indeed any recent BMW - not even an adapter plate is going to work!

That said, the stock BMW head units are pretty good anyway.]]>May 20th 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Like that woman needs ANOTHER thing to get distracted by...]]>May 21st 2009 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
I won't buy a Ford or Government Motors car to do it though.]]>May 20th 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
I never say never. Would I buy one today? Maybe, maybe not but I'd would never say never especially to one of our own.]]>May 20th 2009 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Well anyway. I applaud Fords efforts for implementing this tech. A lot of other brands don't even come close.]]>May 20th 2009 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Ford will likely be the only US car maker by 2012. ]]>May 20th 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Anyway, this SYNC feature is looking better and better]]>May 20th 2009 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
You realize that by saying "never say never", you are actually saying never.........]]>May 20th 2009 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/19/report-after-bankruptcy-gm-could-be-owned-by-u-s-govt/]]>May 20th 2009 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Yeeeeeeeeeah sure. You just swallow that like a good little sheep.

And if you can tell me what makes Glenn Beck a "moron" (other than you just don't agree with him), then I would love to hear it, because right now he one of the few on the air that actually gets it.]]>May 20th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
http://gawker.com/5252723/glenn-beck-says-acorn-ninjas-are-trying-to-kill-him]]>May 20th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
http://www.freep.com/article/20090329/BUSINESS01/90329035/

A CEO being forced to step down by the government is a pretty good indicator that private ownership is waning.

SYNC ftw.]]>May 20th 2009 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
An anti-american standpoint on cars is a fine one to have. As anyone from europe will attest, the cars you guys are fed with are 100% distilled s**te.]]>May 20th 2009 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
It is obvious you do not watch nor listen to GB. You really think he was serious about that? Here is a tip, he at times doubles as a commedian - go to a movie and see the ads for his comedy tour, he says things like that to try to make light of things. Now I understand how it works, GB makes light of something like this and it is horrible and he is an idiot, but when Obama mocked people to make light of things in his 60 Minutes interview, makes fun of the handicapped, laughs at jokes about people dying from kidney disease, etc. it was all in good fun because the Great Obama is the Messiah.

As was posted, the CEO of GM was ousted at Obama's command. Today the US Govt, along with the Unions (there is a great pair) are owners of GM. What I want to know is, if the people on the boards of Banks and other industrys bailed out by the govt are not allowed to make over $250,000 if they take public money (something I agree with, not because Obama said so but because the boards of those companies should reduce the pay for poor performance), should'nt Obama's salary be reduced from $400,000 being he is taking public money?]]>May 20th 2009 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
I'm not all about fun tech in the car. I don't need any more disctractions. ]]>May 20th 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
From this: "On May 26th, the upgrade will be made available to all current 2010 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury owners (you download the update to your PC, then transfer it to the SYNC system through a thumb drive) and all new 2010 models will be equipped with the upgrade from the factory. But as Ford CEO Alan Mulally promised, there's more on the way."

I got very excited but I think you are incorrect about older models. Its only 2010 models shipped before the 26th.

]]>May 20th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
They say there's no way to upgrade the older models.]]>May 20th 2009 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
I just got a 2010 Fusion SE. The Sync system was the only "must have" in the car. Works like a charm, which is shocking considering who created it. The services seems like all it does is call Tell-Me (whom Microsoft now owns) but I'm anxious to see how well it works.]]>May 20th 2009 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
.]]>May 20th 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Foreign cars might be better but I'll never drive one. I may not agree with the unions but I do agree with America!]]>May 20th 2009 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 21st 2009 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Brought new meaning to the acronym, BSOD. I'm sure Ford and Microsoft have worked things out. But I'm a Honda car and BMW cycle guy.]]>May 20th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
Throughout my family, we've owned 6 late model BMWs with iDrive, not a single problem. People complain about it, but all it is is a learning curve, and as with anything there are always going to be a couple of teething problems.

And the issue of shutting down at highway speeds was an isolated case, with a system completly unrelated to the iDrive - I believe it was the adaptive steering, which makes the steering a bit firmer when driving faster which bombed, inexcusable yes but totally unrelated to iDrive. ]]>May 20th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/mar02/03-04BMWpr.mspx]]>May 21st 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
I agree Ford has came a long way. I am still driving my 2000 Mustang and only wishing it had sync. I can't wait for the 2010 mustangs to come out! Time to upgrade :)

I love Ford!]]>May 20th 2009 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/May 20th 2009 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/news/releases/pressrelease.aspx?ID=2009043) supports that claim. Indeed, it says that a domestic brand, Buick, is #1 in dependability. It also says that Ford is not far behind Honda but needs work to catch Toyota. Given that the dependability study has a 3-yr lag and that Ford now has comparable initial quality to Honda/Ford, the best estimate for long-term dependability for Ford is that it is at least comparable to Honda and probably comparable to Toyota. In other words, both the derivative and the current data are in Ford's favor. When I added that to opinion of a mechanic with 20+ years of experience, I took it that Fords are currently a good buy.

I should repeat that I started out wanting to buy a Toyota but was unimpressed with the cars. They don't seem terribly thrilled themselves. When I asked one why I should buy a Prius instead of a Honda Insight, the response was personal preference.]]>May 21st 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/the-future-of-fords-sync-starts-on-june-26-future-of-us-auto-i/
honestly, this doesn't really apply to Ford...they got their stuffs together.....GM and Chrysler on the other hand....]]>May 20th 2009 12:01PM