Ford Motor, the company whose CEO was the discussion of furious speculation as a potential CEO for Microsoft, is set to dump Microsoft’s Sync software used to control the in-car system due to poor ...

Ford pushes Sync AppLink as a legitimate interface on par with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and will offer all three. Toyota goes further; it adopts open AppLink, but not CarPlay or Android Auto.

Ford’s infotainment-as-software paradigm means a fix comes in the mail as a USB key. No trip to the dealer needed. Someday all cars will be this way. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...