is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. The infotainment systems that automakers put in ...

A smartphone and an automobile meet at a bar. The smartphone purrs, “Hey, big-and-shiny, let’s hook up! I have this cool app we can try.” The automobile backs up a bit and replies nervously, “Only if ...

After it was launched in 2008 on the Ford Focus Mk2 as a $395 option, SYNC voice-activated in-car connectivity went to become an infotainment success story. Millions of units have been produced to ...

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 Motor Co. plans to roll out the next generation of its Sync infotainment system in new vehicles starting in 2020, which the automaker says will unlock an array of new abilities in its vehicles.

Launched in 2007 for the 2008 model year with great pomp and circumstance, SYNC infotainment has become a staple of Ford passenger cars, crossovers, trucks, and commercial vehicles. Made standard a ...

Ford has updated its Sync technology and made it the basis for a new driver interface and dashboard design called myFord Touch that it is rolling out at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. It plans ...