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08-31-2010, 06:42 AM
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In case you thought installing SYNC (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sync) into Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) vehicles was a ho-hum-whatever affair, that's not the case - Ford puts a lot of thought into it. The Blue Oval's latest assembly line advance is to have SYNC's infotainment software installed into the 2011 Ford Edge (http://www.autoblog.com/model/edge) via WiFi. Made possible by the the latest version of SYNC with WiFi access, the new process allows Ford to save money on parts and inventory by using a common module among vehicles in different cars and made in different plants. After the Edge, the Lincoln MKX (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mkx) and 2011 Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/model/explorer) will gain the same systems. Follow the jump for the press release.
[Source: Ford]Continue reading Ford begins using WiFi to install Sync on assembly lines (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/ford-begins-using-wifi-to-install-sync-on-assembly-lines/)
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordsyncwifiinst.jpg
In case you thought installing SYNC (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sync) into Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) vehicles was a ho-hum-whatever affair, that's not the case - Ford puts a lot of thought into it. The Blue Oval's latest assembly line advance is to have SYNC's infotainment software installed into the 2011 Ford Edge (http://www.autoblog.com/model/edge) via WiFi. Made possible by the the latest version of SYNC with WiFi access, the new process allows Ford to save money on parts and inventory by using a common module among vehicles in different cars and made in different plants. After the Edge, the Lincoln MKX (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mkx) and 2011 Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/model/explorer) will gain the same systems. Follow the jump for the press release.
[Source: Ford]Continue reading Ford begins using WiFi to install Sync on assembly lines (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/ford-begins-using-wifi-to-install-sync-on-assembly-lines/)
Ford begins using WiFi to install Sync on assembly lines (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/ford-begins-using-wifi-to-install-sync-on-assembly-lines/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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