A highlight of Ford’s Tuesday CES event was its announcement of plans to connect its Sync smart car technology with smart home applications from Amazon and Wink. The integrations will give consumers remote control of things like home security and lights from their vehicles, along with the ability to unlock car doors and turn on the ignition from their living rooms. Ford will link its new Sync Connect technology with Amazon’s cloud-based Alexa software, to let drivers use voice commands to manage functions such as checking fuel levels.
Ok, the future of automotive is less about mechanical systems and more about software.
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Ford Wants Smart Cars and Homes to Talk to Each Other
Posted by: David Jones January 6, 2016 05:00 AMA highlight of Ford’s Tuesday CES event was its announcement of plans to connect its Sync smart car technology with smart home applications from Amazon and Wink. The integrations will give consumers remote control of things like home security and lights from their vehicles, along with the ability to unlock car doors and turn on the ignition from their living rooms. Ford will link its new Sync Connect technology with Amazon’s cloud-based Alexa software, to let drivers use voice commands to manage functions such as checking fuel levels.