Ford launches mobile app SYNC Destinations

Ford has launched its new and free smartphone app SYNC Destinations, available for owners of 2010 and 2011 Ford SYNC-equipped vehicles that are Traffic, Directions and Information (TDI)-capable. 

Dave Gersabeck, SYNC TDI product manager, describes it as follows:“SYNC Destinations leverages the power of your smartphone to manage a user’s SYNC Services account and to plan ahead, sending destination locations to your car, and knowing what’s happening on the road ahead of you before you even get behind the wheel,”

With the SYNC Destinations app, TDI users have an on-the-go link to their cloud-based SYNC Services account, where they can add, save and manage a maximum of 25 Saved Points or addresses. Locations added via SYNC Destinations are accessible through SYNC Services once in the vehicle, and turn-by-turn directions are delivered to the car.

With SYNC Destinations, SYNC TDI users can plan their commutes, accessing real-time traffic information, traffic forecasts and other featues such as traffic maps, accident and incident information for all highways, interstates, arterials and city streets in 126 metropolitan areas across North America.

The SYNC Destinations app is available for Apple iPhone, Apple iPad and Android-based devices and can be downloaded through the Apple App Store and Android Market. The smartphone app for BlackBerry is coming soon.