Upcoming Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience Infotainment system (Sync 4 replacement)

[Toccoa]

Found this on Carscoops.

Ford and Lincoln have unveiled an all-new ‘Digital Experience,’ essentially a 3-in-1 infotainment solution. The primary component is based on Android and features Google-built in. This means the infotainment system comes with Google Maps and Google Assistant integration. However, for those who prefer to mirror their phone, the setup also supports both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, along with a choice of three voice assistants: Google Assistant (the default), Apple’s Siri, or Amazon’s Alexa.

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[j_marinelli]

Found this on Carscoops.

Ford and Lincoln have unveiled an all-new ‘Digital Experience,’ essentially a 3-in-1 infotainment solution. The primary component is based on Android and features Google-built in. This means the infotainment system comes with Google Maps and Google Assistant integration. However, for those who prefer to mirror their phone, the setup also supports both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, along with a choice of three voice assistants: Google Assistant (the default), Apple’s Siri, or Amazon’s Alexa.

Are you sure it's not meant to say its a 3-to-1 odds that the system will not work properly after updates?

Kidding aside, hopefully it will work better then the current system.

Also.... In before the Apple/Android battle starts

 

[PrepVet]

Are you sure it's not meant to say its a 3-to-1 odds that the system will not work properly after updates?

Kidding aside, hopefully it will work better then the current system.

Also.... In before the Apple/Android battle starts

Maybe Ford will go the GM route and discontinue Apple and Android car services in favor of their proprietary one?

 

[Toccoa]

Also.... In before the Apple/Android battle starts

 

[PrepVet]

Tangent: Personally I like the interior of the 24 Nautilus. And it's not all electric which is a huge win.

 

[RagnarKon]

Maybe Ford will go the GM route and discontinue Apple and Android car services in favor of their proprietary one?

Doubtful. It's just changing the underlying operation system from QNX (aka: BlackBerry OS) to Android.

After the backlash GM got from their announcements, Ford seemed to get the message that people want CarPlay/Android Auto.

 

[Toccoa]

Tangent: Personally I like the interior of the 24 Nautilus. And it's not all electric which is a huge win.

The double screen is odd. Just lose the bottom screen if you are going to replace the whole dash with a screen.

 

[PrepVet]

Doubtful. It's just changing the underlying operation system from QNX (aka: BlackBerry OS) to Android.

After the backlash GM got from their announcements, Ford seemed to get the message that people want CarPlay/Android Auto.

I don't expect ford to learn anything anymore. Just saying.

But my point was that Ford could be doing something worse... like going with their home brewed stuff. lol

The double screen is odd. Just lose the bottom screen if you are going to replace the whole dash with a screen.

I believe the lower screen is the interface and the others are just displays.

 

[coadr]

Looking forward to this hopefully resulting in the new version of CarPlay when we get an interior refresh!

 

[Toccoa]

But my point was that Ford could be doing something worse... like going with their home brewed stuff. lol

 

[Brian_B]

The best thing to happen to Sync was the ability for CarPlay / Android Auto to pretty much supplant it.

I’ve never been overly impressed with any revision of Sync

 

[MadMan4BamaNATL]

Found this on Carscoops.

Ford and Lincoln have unveiled an all-new ‘Digital Experience,’ essentially a 3-in-1 infotainment solution. The primary component is based on Android and features Google-built in. This means the infotainment system comes with Google Maps and Google Assistant integration. However, for those who prefer to mirror their phone, the setup also supports both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, along with a choice of three voice assistants: Google Assistant (the default), Apple’s Siri, or Amazon’s Alexa.

Man. Just can’t wait to see the instructions for the retrofit from @flip, @Ducati1098, or @BigMeatsBronco so I can somehow fit that big ole screen on my dash.

Does anyone need it? No, Are people going to want it? Yep!

Just gotta find some excuse for off-roading, like if I can show all of the 360 cameras at once. Ideas Ford.

 

[flip]

Man. Just can’t wait to see the instructions for the retrofit from @flip, @Ducati1098, or @BigMeatsBronco so I can somehow fit that big ole screen on my dash.

Does anyone need it? No, Are people going to want it? Yep!

Just gotta find some excuse for off-roading, like if I can show all of the 360 cameras at once. Ideas Ford.

I just took some training on this last week and have come to the conclusion it sounds great in marketing and will have tons of problems.

 

[KillerPenz]

Are you sure it's not meant to say its a 3-to-1 odds that the system will not work properly after updates?

Kidding aside, hopefully it will work better then the current system.

Also.... In before the Apple/Android battle starts

Kinda looks like you started the battle @j_marinelli But it's ok, we all know that iPhones SUCK!

Anyways, I just wanted to state that the current software Ford has been running since last summer has already had 3 to 1 odds that it works. Been rather buggy since that fateful update last year. And since I can't go back to an older version, I now keep auto update on in the HOPES that they will actually fix it. Stupid me I guess

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