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The MyFord Touch, is a new system that uses three screens, enables WiFi, allows cars to add third-party apps and runs on Microsoft’s SYNC system.

The MyTouch has two screens, along with an 8-inch touchscreen that sits at the top of the center control panel. To control the system, there are two five-way switches on either side of the steering wheel.

The left display, showing fuel economy, mechanical status and safety features, while the right display, controlling audio settings, climate control, phone communications and navigation menus. All of the right-hand functions also appear in the 8-center stack’s 8-inch touchscreen, in reach of any passenger.
The second generation of SYNC helps the driver take their eyes off MyTouch’s LCD displays and put them back on the road with improved voice commands. The upgraded SYNC has around 10,000 commands, giving drivers multiple ways to ask for commands—smoothing out the process with less of a need for an in-depth course from the user manual.

The third, 8-inch touchscreen, in park takes advantage of Ford’s new WiFi abilities, with an integrated browser that supports tabbed page navigation, a 3-D carousel for bookmark browsing, on-screen and USB-connected keyboards and text-to-voice readers. WiFi is made possible through USB-installed air cards, a USB mobile broadband modem or by tethering wireless in a limited selection of smart phones.

The third party applications that the MyTouch will be capable of handling are apps such as Pandora, Twitter, and many more to come. The development of these apps are done mostly by a select few of developers for now, but may become available to many more.

The first supported vehicles will be the 2011 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX, followed by the 2012 Ford Focus, until the system becomes standard in all of Ford’s cars and trucks.

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