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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 ...

When I had the opportunity to try out Sync 3, Ford’s new in-car information and entertainment system, there was one thing I was hoping for above all else: I wanted it to just work. My outlook was ...

The Ford Sync 3, the anticipated replacement for the much-maligned MyFord Touch system, will launch in the 2016 Escape and Fiesta this summer, featuring all-new hardware and software. A simpler layout ...

There's a war going on for your dashboard, and while Apple CarPlay and Android Auto might have designs on your digits, homegrown systems like Ford SYNC 3 aren't giving up. Latest iteration of Ford's ...

Ford Motor Co.'s next-generation Sync 3 infotainment system will debut this summer as an option on the 2016 model-year Escape compact SUV and Fiesta compact car. The Dearborn automaker said Tuesday it ...

"If more consumers knew the improvement that Sync 3 was going to provide, they would wait a few months." The 2015 Ford Edge has been on sale for only a month, but it's already about to be out-of-date.

Sync 3 will debut on 2016 Ford and Lincoln models starting next year in a bid to win over critics who found past versions hard to use The upgraded system has a simpler layout%2C larger fonts%2C a ...

I don’t drive a Ford, but if I did, I’m sure I’d have one with all the bells and whistles when it comes to the entertainment system. For the last few years, that would have been the Ford Sync systems, ...

Ford is adding Waze to its Sync 3 infotainment system, but the popular app can only be accessed through an iPhone for now. Drivers have to download the Waze app onto their phones before they can use ...

After spending a week with a 2016 Ford Escape with the new Blackberry QNX-based SYNC 3 in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system, I can say two things: One, the system is definitely better than the ...

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 ...