Ford follows the movement Tesla and plans to put giant screens in his vehicles

Ford will equip its next vehicles with new screens. Following the trend initiated by Tesla, the manufacturer will opt for more generous diagonals.

After energy consumption, power, comfort or safety, we find a new selling point in the automotive market: navigation screens.

An update for Sync in pipes

Ford is already announcing that we should expect a change in this respect for the next models of its vehicles. The US manufacturer has said that screens with a diagonal of between 12 and 15 inches will be incorporated in its automobiles in the future. For comparison, the Ford Explorer, the largest screen currently available at the brand, offers a diagonal of 10 inches (the standard is rather set at 8 inches).

Gary Jablonski, Chief Engineer in charge of " infotainment "  For Ford, also provided some information about Sync 4, the next major update to the brand's vehicle communications and entertainment system. The navigation through the cloud will multiply the possibilities and the traffic data will be more detailed and more regularly updated. The software will also be able to exploit larger screens to come, with the ability to display multiple applications at once.

The setting is also reassuring on the thorny issue of distraction. He believes that the screens will not distract drivers and instead they will display the information they need in the most comfortable way possible.

Tesla gives the example

Ford seems to be inspired by Tesla, whose Model 3 has a large 15-inch screen and is putting more and more on the entertainment onboard. In recent weeks, it is even possible to watch Netflix or YouTube on the screen of his Tesla stopped.

A catalog of video games is also available to customers, as Cuphead example. More than a control and information hub, the car screen can now be used for relaxation. It remains to be seen if Ford will go as far as Tesla in the matter.

Source: Wired