Ford has announced plans to embed Apple Maps into its upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, which the company claims is the first integration of Apple's navigation software into a vehicle's infotainment system using new developer tools (claim:5).
Ford intends to embed Apple Maps into its Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, a report indicates. The platform is expected to debut with a midsize pickup truck priced at $30,000, with a planned release in 2027, according to the report.
Ford announced on Thursday that it will integrate Apple Maps to provide turn-by-turn directions using natural language, real-time traffic and incident information, and intuitive search. The automaker is the first to embed Apple Maps navigation and mapping into its vehicles' infotainment systems using a new set of developer tools.
