Ford SYNC 3 Previewed: Video

Ford’s new SYNC 2 infotainment platform is cool, but you know what’s even cooler? SYNC 3.

The SYNC 2 system has only lately begun to make its way across the company’s Australian range, but soon it will be booted out for a shiny new successor.

Also booted is Microsoft, Ford’s partner on the previous SYNC platforms, dumped in favour of Blackberry’s QNX operating system.

There’s more riding on SYNC 3 than just the delivery of handy features, however, with Ford - and Blackberry - now facing off against powerful new platforms in Google’s Android Auto and Apple’s CarPlay.