Ford picks Apple Maps for its next EV platform and updated BlueCruise

Ford plans to embed Apple Maps straight into its Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, which volition commencement with a $30,000 midsize pickup motortruck acceptable for merchandise successful 2027. In an announcement connected Thursday, Ford says it volition usage Apple Maps to connection "turn-by-turn directions utilizing earthy language, real-time postulation and incidental information, intuitive hunt featuring elaborate spot cards, and routing options."

The conveyance volition besides person an intelligent EV routing diagnostic and artillery preconditioning. Since the Apple Maps strategy volition beryllium integrated into Ford's upcoming platform, drivers won't request an iPhone to usage it - though Ford notes that CarPlay volition s …

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