Thanks to a partnership with Microsoft, you will soon be able to download software updates for your new Ford wirelessly.
Using Microsoft’s Azure global cloud-based network, the system will allows users to wirelessly download updates to Sync 3, unlock or lock their vehicles and check battery charge levels on plug-in vehicles. This means drivers will not have to go into a dealership for software updates, making it easier on everyone involved.
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The cloud services will not cost extra, instead coming packaged with Ford’s new Sync 3 infotainment unit that launches this summer. Powering that unit is Blackberry’s QNX as Ford ditched it’s old Microsoft-based MyFordTouch system.
Chrysler has been able to wirelessly update its infotainment system since 2012, while Tesla is utilizing the software heavily. In one case, a recall of 30,000 Model S sedans for overheating was taken care of by a wireless software update.
[Source: Detroit News]
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