Ford Asia Vice President: Car will sail clouds era

Beijing time May 8, Galhotra, vice president of Ford Asia, said in a gmic keynote speech that with mobile interconnection, automakers would be able to boost the user's driving experience and the car would also sail into the clouds era.

In his speech, he first briefed the participants on the development of the auto industry, saying that the fast-growing trend of the auto industry would continue and that the growth of cars http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/33722.html "> 2020 will reach 30%, and Ford's global sales will increase by 50%.

Because technology is the most important driving factor that drives consumers to make choices, carmakers are also starting to take into account the problem of intelligence. Galhotra says most Chinese consumers are buying cars for the first time, and many are young consumers who use smartphones and computers much more than they do on television. To keep this segment of the consumer in view, Ford will provide connectivity inside and inside the cockpit, and customers will be able to use smart phones flexibly while ensuring security.

In this respect, Galhotra gives the optimistic anticipation, by 2015 the global 9 million Ford vehicles will install this kind of technology. The next step to implement the sync AppLink technology will be the voice recognition, microphone, car buttons in the way, so that the driver visually, hands on the steering wheel, but also using the app.

A very dynamic app ecosystem is critical to the success of the platform, and the speed with which Ford is developed is clearly behind the fast pace of the mobile internet era. Galhotra also said that they signed the open source software agreement a few months ago and became the first auto company to launch open source software, hoping to attract more developers to join the vehicle platform. In the course of the clouds service, Ford will continue to work closely with developers to improve the driving and riding experience of the car.

(Responsible editor: Fumingli)