CES 2010: MyFord Touch / SYNC is a PC on Wheels

[2222554]

Your iPhone, or almost any mobile device, connected through your own car... That is if you purchase one of these Ford's with SYNC...

[Speeddemon16]

why would u change the display while driving if u had common sense u would change it when ur parked

[hazemvirus]

@Speeddemon16 true lmao

[dannggken]

@Speeddemon16 I don't know, ask all the other irrational people of the United States.

[VMATT500C]

WOW, now I have another reason for an accident.

[Kevlar421]

I understand most of your concerns about safety, but I watched a different / better video that explains that this actually makes it so you don't take your eyes off the road as much as you did before. Instead of having all the controls you need way down on the bottom console, they are now on the dash where you can see/use them at a glance. You are not supposed to use the touch screen while driving the vehicle just like any navigation system.....

[eternity77]

( I hope car and truck companies can make a car or truck run 100k miles with no problems( first ). too many ford truck transmision going at about 50 k.

( then add all this electronic stuff if people want it ) I want a car or truck that lasts 100k miles . with out having to put a 1500 dollar tramision . ( produce a quality product engine and transmision ) this is what transportation is for going from one place to another. It is sad to have to rent a car to get to work .

[bobzilla211]

# waiting to die in cheap broken hulk of metal and plastic after i

# drove off a cliff trying to change cupholder display colours :(

[WishMaster2020]

I wonder if SYNC will cause so many accidents that they'll ban it in certain states... I KNOW people can't handle more than looking @ their Speed let alone riding around and navigating menus etc... o.0

[hazemvirus]

@WishMaster2020 care about the road more than the speed tho, unless you live where alot of cops do their homo traps

[rasmasyean]

This looks cool, but kinda dangerous. LOL

[Minic88]

Hey Patrick !

Just curious, You seem to have a shoulder tic. Do you have Tourette syndrome ?

[pawletoe]

I can barely look at my speed and they want me to look at that little menu? lol

[Jakeawake1]

then why don't you buy a Honda Civic?

[mgrmln]

Hmmm. How about a Tachometer? This is still a car, right?

[Roba93]

It has a tachometer, you turn off a menu on the left of spedometer, and tachometer appears ;)

Hmm.. it's automatic.. not a lot of car has left.. :D

[clubheadxtasy2]

wow, on a economy brand too. this is better than most luxury brand systems.

[rawbo007]

dont worry i'll back over ya to make sure you aint callin anybody

[DonniesWorld]

If i ever get hit by someone driving with a car like this im gona sue ford!!! Then fuck there mom. Just sayin

[dharper26]

I don't get it, Why would you sue them and not someone driving a dodge? Most of the features are not functional when driving.

[gezelle007]

lmao

[blazzing4321]

I love my ford!

[thechevron]

touch screens in cars are a very bad idea, if you can't feel the buttons you need to take your spherical light collectors off the road to see what your doing.

[yakyakyak69]

Yep, distracted driving is a huge problem and will only get worse as the internet and other gadgets invade the cabin.

Voice command with voice response is the only answer.

[rasmasyean]

They also need to project it up to the windshield like in fighters.

[dharper26]

They have regular buttons as well

[rutkutusperatus]

that looks cool though this whole system is gonna cost quite much i presume...

[alexiox55]

they are making more digital speedmt

[iColinWill]

lol at first i was like wtf that car only goes 140? but then i realized its in mph not kph haha :)

this actually looks pretty cool

[WorldofLuxury]

I would love to hear the computer read tweets with cuss words - maybe have it rap and make a nice beatbox.

Anyways, I think the MyFord/MyLincoln Touch is great. It has enough complications to not make you bored. Couple that up with adaptive cruise control and precollision system, and all is swell. It's a nice substitute for a laptop when parked - why not wake up early, beat rush hour, and play around with this thing while resting before work. ooo... a practical alarm clock would be nice!

[videouzleg]

I am not sure about driving safety issues with this "invention". Even today many local authorities began to forbid phone talk while driving but now tweeting?!

[thr33zyTV]

since its a PC on wheels does that mean im gonna crash?

[temper6]

No one has ever made that joke before! Well done! You are a comedic genius!

[thr33zyTV]

thanks

[TheLarssan]

Cool.

[quincy965]

1:05 hot interior, ford logo needs to change its a mess

[revision3]

Totally, a logo redesign is totally needed.

-Damien

[telj1]

@quincy965 Yeah, I'd say it's time to update it a little.

[tracking0]

cool

[MobiusCoin]

Okay, this is pretty bad ass.

[5botball]

raptor in a dessert ???????

[typhoon5000]

SVT F-150 Raptor and it doesn't drive in cakes and cookies, but it could ;)

[azluxryvehiclevideos]

I wonder how many pass on the Ford because M$ has it's hands in it.

Ford in climbing out of a disaasterous year they need Apple.

Now you are talking a great synergism of form function and technology. And no Blue Screens!

[spartan5127v2]

looks pretty cool. I think they need to streamline the dashboard interface a little bit. Make it so you don't need more than a two seconds to get what you want. Otherwise it might be unsafe.

I like the GPS by the speedometer.

[fuzzylojiks]

now they need a way to get that ugly FORD logo off the steering wheel :P

[iralee3c]

What a bad interface...

[magnahelix]

XD really? their concern was the apps for the smartphones, crap to take away your attention on your dashboard, twitter O_o, but nothing about the engine, security measures as far as getting your pc stolen xD, more mileage per gallon, etc., damn no thanks o_o

[Hopeful71]

Cool, so I have a mini-computer in my car to change the color of my cup holder as I enjoy a beverage in my garage because gas went back up to $5 a gallon & I can't afford to drive anywhere.

Nice priorities Ford, glad I don't own part of your company....

[icanfly303]

instead of your radio getting stolen, your computer is stolen. i think thieves will make a killing.

[jakemertz]

was the mic even on.

[KamikazeYukan]

FORD!

[joelito101]

Yeah, what were they thinking?

[KhyronDesintegrado]

Cool!, more shit in your car so you can be more distrated.... be ready for more accidents

[toddv]

Of course, I'm sure we won't be able to use any of this technology while driving. I can just hear the report now - "Studies find that people are now getting into more accidents while customizing their cars dashboard" So....

[vladbebekh]

WOW COOL!

[UltimateRockLeeZERO]

Awesome, Id love to be there :P *drools*

[Deeez7127]

Im Glad to see Pat move on to bigger and better things! Thought i would never see you again after screensavers!

[torolof]

wait until they start hacking ur car!

hahaha imagine someone take control of ur car while u driving :D

[0n3m4n4rm33]

@torolof onstar can take control of your vehicle. Figure out a hack for that and you're in there...

[frededison]

You can install some firmware updates yourself via USB flash drive (at least to 2009), but certain updates the dealer must do. I wish more of the updated SYNC features were backwards compatible with earlier models. Make it so.

[truebassB]

If Veronica is there,i could easily go there to steal both Veronica and this freaking awesome car. <3

[sweetypie000]

cool veronica can play cartoons to her new baby