Ford Integrates Apple Maps into New Electric Trucks

Why Ford Is Throwing Its Keys to Apple

Ford is making a major investment in its upcoming EVs, committing to affordability and efficiency without sacrificing cutting-edge features. For these vehicles, Ford abandoned its longstanding design approach and adopted a new universal EV platform (UEV) that will serve as the foundation for the midsize truck and future models. Additionally, Ford employs large single-piece aluminum unicastings, which are cast as a single component to reduce part count and speed up production.

Ford's strategy to offer owners more dynamic and responsive in-car features heavily relies on integrating Apple Maps. Users will get navigation that features EV-optimized routing, natural language turn-by-turn directions, live traffic and incident updates, destination search, and comprehensive place details. The system preconditions the battery prior to reaching a charging station, lowering charge times by bringing it to the ideal temperature. This integration may also support smart home actions, such as automatically opening the garage door and switching on lights upon arrival.

Ford and Apple have entered into a commercial deal, although the financial details remain undisclosed. Any car manufacturer can license the technology, with Ford serving as Apple's inaugural collaborator in this initiative.

The new universal EV platform and single-piece aluminum unicastings are central to Ford's cost and production efficiency goals. By combining this hardware foundation with Apple's native software, Ford aims to deliver over-the-air updates and a consistent user experience that does not depend on the driver's phone.

The Driving That Does Not Need Your Hands

Additionally, road-level data from Apple Maps will be supplied to Ford's upcoming BlueCruise hands-free driving system. The enhanced BlueCruise, scheduled to launch in 2027, will manage complete highway trips, covering both entrance and exit ramps. Ford states that the system will eventually achieve point-to-point autonomy, akin to Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised), and then move to eyes-off capability by 2028.

Ford pointed out that the Apple integration could also benefit its Ford Pro division, which caters to commercial fleet clients. As an example, companies could leverage the system to guide drivers to subsequent job locations or show other fleet vehicles on the map.

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