Apple Maps will be built into Ford’s upcoming electric vehicle system
Apple and Ford announced that Apple Maps will be built directly into Ford’s upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, starting in 2027, using Apple’s new MapKit for Automotive SDK.
What Apple said
“Apple Maps delivers the best map experience in the world, and we’re excited to bring the power of Maps’ navigation technology to Ford’s innovative Universal Electric Vehicle Platform,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services and Health.
“With our new MapKit for Automotive SDK, we’re bringing Maps further into drivers’ daily lives, giving them an incredibly accurate and easy-to-use navigation system that is seamlessly integrated into Ford vehicles.”
What Ford said
“Our new midsize electric vehicle will be priced around $30,000 and redefines what advanced technology can be — simple, useful, and truly attainable for more customers,” said Jim Farley, Ford Motor Company’s CEO.
“We’re proud to embed Apple Maps’ navigation and mapping technology directly into our Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, giving customers the ultimate navigation experience alongside our Ford app, a full suite of software, and next-generation BlueCruise, all enabled by a new zonal architecture. Apple Maps has delivered a world-class product, and we’re honored to be among the first to embed it directly into a vehicle, helping define intuitive, capable driving.”
Key points:
- Ford’s future electric vehicles will offer an integrated Apple Maps navigation experience on the vehicle’s displays.
- Features will include turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic and incident updates, detailed search results, route options, and EV-specific routing such as battery preconditioning.
- Ford will also use Apple Maps road-level data to support development of its next-generation BlueCruise hands-free highway driving system.
- Ford says its upcoming midsize EV will be priced around $30,000, aiming to make advanced vehicle technology more accessible.
- Apple says the SDK follows Apple Maps privacy principles and will not collect vehicle map activity in a way tied to individual users.
- CarPlay will still remain available in Ford vehicles.
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