The Connected Car: Ford Introduces MyFord Touch

The new interface has been designed to replicate a traditional car dashboard, but everything is interconnected. There are two 4.2″ LCD screens on either side of an analog speedometer, plus an 8″ touch-screen LCD in the center console. Controls on either side of the steering heel make it easy to navigate different options.

More Features

Here are some other features that MyFord Touch, powered by SYNC will include:

Media Hub
Additional USB port for a total of two USB 2.0 inputs
SD Card slot
RCA A/V input jacks

Internet Connectivity
Full WiFi capability including Internet “hot spot” connectivity and a built-in browser for use while in “Park” (late availability)
Integrated browser supports tabbed page navigation, “drag” to pan and scroll and a provides a 3-D carousel for bookmark browsing
Support for on-screen and USB-connected keyboards
RSS feed aggregator and text-to-voice reader
Mobile in-car WiFi “hot spot” capability through USB-installed air card or USB mobile broadband modem

Audio
AM/FM/CD, SIRIUS/XM satellite radio, USB-connected MP3 players and memory sticks
New HD Radio capability
Song (song) tagging capability via HD Radio Technology, allowing listeners to identify song information and store it for later use
Browse tracks by artist, scan lists of tracks with identical names, and browse through devices without having to change audio sources
-D carousel album cover art and photo viewing displays allow easy scanning of available material, especially combined with Gracenote Media Management
Media player equipped with new “Podcast” source category
Enhanced Bluetooth® audio support including metadata, which allows additional command and control functions for capable mobile devices

What’s really cool is that Ford will be making built-in vehicle navigation a standard feature on MyFord SYNC vehicles. Navigation support is built-into the main Windows-embedded powered console and using an SD card, users can easily upgrade mapping and other data, without having to rely on DVDs or hardware upgrades.

via mashable.com

So, I plug my DataJack into the dashboard and everyone in the car has Internet access? What's really nice is that this is going into the "normal people cars" as well as the "rich people" ones.