12-12-2014, 10:40 AM
Ford dumps Microsoft for BlackBerry for Sync 3
Quote:Ford has switched to BlackBerry from Microsoft for its in-car connectivity system.
After being repeatedly punished in consumer surveys, Ford unveiled the third generation of its Sync system Thursday with a promise that it will be simpler and have a more natural voice-command interface. It is a whole new system that drops past partner Microsoft for QNX software from BlackBerry...
The Microsoft-based system has suffered from bugs over the years which affected quality scores for Ford and Lincoln vehicles...
Sync 3 will be rolled out on more than half the Ford and Lincoln vehicles in the U.S. by the end of 2016 and then continue to expand globally, said Don Butler, Ford's executive director of connected vehicle and services.