Owners of SYNC-equipped Ford and Lincoln vehicles that are Traffic, Directions and Information (TDI)-capable can now download the SYNC Destinations smartphone app designed to help get them where they need to go with less hassle.
Available at no cost, the app gives users of TDI services mobile access to a host of navigation and traffic information such as reliable traffic forecasts that predict how travel times may change. It also allows you to save specific destinations and find alternative routes.
''With SYNC Destinations, you can be standing in line for a coffee, making impromptu plans with a friend or sitting at the ballgame, and conveniently add a new address to your Saved Points – without ever stopping to log into your account at a personal computer,'' says Dave Gersabeck, SYNC TDI product manager.
With the SYNC Destinations app, TDI users have an exclusive on-the-go link to their cloud-based account on www.syncmyride.com, where they can manage a maximum of 25 ''Saved Points.'' These locations are immediately accessible through SYNC Services once in the vehicle, with turn-by-turn directions delivered to the car only a few simple voice commands away.
Moreover, in order to prevent potential distractions behind the wheel, a special lockout feature will automatically halt the app from running on a smartphone once it is detected to be travelling in excess of 8 km/h.
The SYNC Destinations app is currently designed for Apple iPhone, Apple iPad and Android-based devices, with BlackBerry smartphones coming soon.
Available at no cost, the app gives users of TDI services mobile access to a host of navigation and traffic information such as reliable traffic forecasts that predict how travel times may change. It also allows you to save specific destinations and find alternative routes.
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''With SYNC Destinations, you can be standing in line for a coffee, making impromptu plans with a friend or sitting at the ballgame, and conveniently add a new address to your Saved Points – without ever stopping to log into your account at a personal computer,'' says Dave Gersabeck, SYNC TDI product manager.
With the SYNC Destinations app, TDI users have an exclusive on-the-go link to their cloud-based account on www.syncmyride.com, where they can manage a maximum of 25 ''Saved Points.'' These locations are immediately accessible through SYNC Services once in the vehicle, with turn-by-turn directions delivered to the car only a few simple voice commands away.
Moreover, in order to prevent potential distractions behind the wheel, a special lockout feature will automatically halt the app from running on a smartphone once it is detected to be travelling in excess of 8 km/h.
The SYNC Destinations app is currently designed for Apple iPhone, Apple iPad and Android-based devices, with BlackBerry smartphones coming soon.