Ford Power-Up Software Update This Fall Will Bring Alexa to the Bronco

[Vigor]

Ford has already announced they’re moving to Google’s AutomotiveOS in 2023 so it’s weird that they would make a big deal about Alexa in the car.

Asking the real question. How does this development affect the Google OS plans. Or vica versa?

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[mikegofficial]

Don’t think so. I’m sure they’ll roll out AOS slowly starting in 2023 to various vehicles but if you have Stink, it won’t update. My 2¢

 

[Squatch]

Ford: Let's bring back an iconic vehicle for those who just wanna get away from it all and escape.

Also Ford: Let's make it the most annoyingly connected vehicle on the planet with technology people can't escape!

 

[Southern Girl]

Alexa is well known for listening to everything, connecting to other appliances without permission, and monitoring things in the home when owners are unaware. Amazon records and keeps what Alexa hears. Amazon employees have been caught listening to the recordings. You can delete it now, but it still records the next words out of your mouth as soon as you say Alexa.

For these reasons, I will not own an Alexa, and I do not want it on my vehicle, either. This is not "tin foil" thinking, just browse the news stories about Alexa's privacy issues. Plenty of people, including experts, are concerned about this. Just because you may not be concerned does not mean there is no reason for concern.

 

[Efthreeoh]

I disagree. Alexa runs on AWS (their home brewed cloud service). Amazon pumps a LOT of money into their cloud services, and from a financial standpoint... it's the cornerstone of their business strategy.

There's NO WAY a hacker will care to crack the AWS system just so they can hack into your 50k SUV. A hacker with that skill is trying to bring down governments, not steal your car

Guess what company won the contract to run the CIA's cloud service?

 

[Vigor]

Guess what company won the contract to run the CIA's cloud service?

AWS right? Either them or Azure

 

[Efthreeoh]

AWS right? Either them or Azure

2013 was the first contract, solely to AWS. $600M

Follow-on contract was awarded in 2020, as an IDIQ to all the major players.

 

[Contact]

Alexa is well known for listening to everything, connecting to other appliances without permission, and monitoring things in the home when owners are unaware. Amazon records and keeps what Alexa hears. Amazon employees have been caught listening to the recordings. You can delete it now, but it still records the next words out of your mouth as soon as you say Alexa.

For these reasons, I will not own an Alexa, and I do not want it on my vehicle, either. This is not "tin foil" thinking, just browse the news stories about Alexa's privacy issues. Plenty of people, including experts, are concerned about this. Just because you may not be concerned does not mean there is no reason for concern.

I heard that and I know where you live.........

Alexa
Have a good day!

 

[Southern Girl]

I heard that and I know where you live.........

Alexa
Have a good day!

I heard your name was Rusty Shackelford.

 

[JohnnyX]

Anyone know what date this will be released? It IS 'fall' in the northern hemisphere.

 

[Vigor]

Anyone know what date this will be released? It IS 'fall' in the northern hemisphere.

We just got 1.7.1 pushed to us. Maybe this will be version 2.0 since it's a big update

 

[Michael Grasso]

We just got 1.7.1 pushed to us. Maybe this will be version 2.0 since it's a big update

do you have a Bronco? Post a pic of your update screen…

 

[Vigor]

do you have a Bronco? Post a pic of your update screen…

No I didn't mean we as in myself, I meant we as in our collective whole
I'm on version 1.6

 

[AZ_Liberty]

And yet another reason that the absolute first thing I am going to do is pull the fuse for the telematics.

I wonder how much of this BS can be inactivated by FORSCAN.

Also, as soon as someone tells me where the microphone is, I'm cutting the wires. I don't ever need to TALK to my car.

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Um yeah - don’t want this.

Of course if Alexa could read off the rpms, I guess that would be an improvement.

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