Ford, Samsung Integrate SYNC with Samsung Gear2 and Gear S3 to Help Drivers Mark and Find Parking Spots, Stay Alert
January 04 2017 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
- With the new Gear Auto Link app,
Samsung Gear S2 and S3 smartwatch owners soon will be able to
integrate with Ford SYNC®-equipped vehicles for convenient parking
reminders and alerts to help them stay attentive while driving
- Gear Auto Link sends prompts right to
drivers’ wrists, meaning they don’t have to remember to take out
their smartphone and note their parking spot
- Drivers can help ensure their alertness
by using the Gear smartwatch to set audible chimes and voice alerts
while on the road
Own a Samsung Gear S2 or new S3 smartwatch? If so, you will soon
be able to integrate your device to a Ford SYNC®-equipped vehicle
for convenient parking reminders and alerts to help you remain
attentive in the car.
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With the new Gear Auto Link app, Samsung
Gear S2 and S3 smartwatch owners soon will be able to integrate
with Ford SYNC®-equipped vehicles for convenient parking reminders
and alerts to help them stay attentive while driving. (Photo:
Business Wire)
“The power of Ford SYNC is its flexibility to connect to new
devices and services,” said Dave Hatton, Ford global manager,
mobile applications and emergency services. “As wearable technology
advances, connecting your vehicle to these devices holds immense
potential to help make your life more convenient and more
personalized.”
The easy-to-use feature means you don’t have to remember to take
out your smartphone and note your parking location. Rather, the app
proactively asks you to log the vehicle’s location with just a few
taps on your watch.
After parking and shutting the car off, drivers receive a prompt
on their Samsung Gear smartwatch asking if they would like to log
the parking spot, which is acquired from the vehicle’s GPS. If the
vehicle is parked inside a parking garage, the driver can type the
level, column and other location indicators into the watch
interface. When returning to the vehicle, drivers can receive
directions to navigate back to the parking spot using the
watch.
Drivers can help ensure their attentiveness by using the Gear
smartwatch to set audible chimes and voice alerts at three-, five-,
10-, 15- or 20-minute intervals while on the road. Future versions
of the app will vibrate the watch as an added way to help keep the
driver alert.
Gear Auto Link is expected to be available this spring.
It’s all possible through Ford SYNC AppLink™, which provides
drivers with the ability to control compatible smartphone apps
using their voice or in-vehicle touch screen. Developers can easily
make their smartphone apps compatible with SYNC by downloading and
integrating the AppLink software from the Ford Developer Program
website.
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