Ford's $30,000 Electric Truck Will Be Born Into an iPhone Family and Feature Integrated Apple Maps
The software will add EV routing, real-time traffic and battery preconditioning, while feeding road-level data to Ford’s BlueCruise system.
- On Thursday, Ford and Apple announced Apple Maps will be directly integrated into Ford's upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle platform, making Ford Apple's first automotive partner.
- Ford is developing the Universal Electric Vehicle Platform to underpin a midsize electric pickup that CEO Jim Farley confirmed will be priced around $30,000, eventually supporting SUVs and commercial vans.
- Unlike Apple CarPlay, the new MapKit for Automotive SDK runs natively in the vehicle to provide EV routing, charging station search, and battery preconditioning integrated directly into Ford's display.
- Ford's Latitude AI is using 'road-level information' from Apple Maps to advance BlueCruise, aiming to 'deliver a more seamless on-ramp-to-off-ramp experience,' the company said.
- Ford targets eyes-off driving by 2028, planning to evolve toward 'point-to-point autonomy' similar to Tesla's Full Self-Driving software as it refines autonomous capabilities.
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Apple has partnered with Ford to expand its automotive software strategy. This move is interpreted as an attempt to broaden its influence in the automotive ecosystem by supplying vehicle maps and software, rather than manufacturing finished vehicles directly, following the suspension of its electric vehicle (EV) development project. According to the Financial Times (FT) on the 23rd (local time), Apple [is supplying] its vehicle [software] to For…
Ford is switching from Google to Apple Maps for its next-generation EVs
Ford will use Apple Maps as the built-in navigation system for its next generation of electric vehicles, replacing the Google-based software it has run since 2023. The integration uses Apple’s new MapKit for Automotive SDK and will launch with Ford’s $30,000 midsize electric pickup in 2027, according to a joint announcement from both companies on […] This story continues at The Next Web
Ford's next generation of EVs will have Apple built into their brains
Apple and Ford are working together on software systems for future vehicles.AP/Getty/Business InsiderApple Maps will be built into Ford's coming lower-cost EVs.It's big news for Android users: Drivers won't need an iPhone to use the navigation system.Apple's road data will also help Ford develop its next hands-free driving tech.Apple is moving deeper into Ford's cars.On Thursday, the companies announced that Ford will integrate Apple Maps into t…
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