Toyota To Adopt Ford ‘SmartDeviceLink’ Connectivity Software – Others Looking To Follow

Ford has confirmed that Japanese carmaker Toyota will switch to Ford’s SmartDeviceLink software platform for its in-car connectivity.

Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Ford said Toyota could be the first of many carmakers to adopt the platform as the carmaking world looks to streamline the service of applications (apps) and connected vehicles (v2v and v2i).

QNX Software Systems (a BlackBerry subsidiary) and UIEvolution - suppliers to various carmakers - are also looking to integrate the SmartDeviceLink platform into some of their products.

Ford describes SmartDeviceLink as “the open-source software on which the Ford SYNC AppLink platform is built, [providing] consumers an easy way to access their favourite smartphone apps using voice commands”. 

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