Look back on MWC Barcelona 2019: New technologies, new directions

With over 109,000 visitors from over 198 countries MWC Barcelona (February 25–28) was yet another successful event for the Ford Dev Team which saw them showcasing the latest innovations around SDL technology. Two new AppLinkTM integrated navigation apps were revealed at the event: Sygic Truck Navigation and what3words.
AppLink is a suite of APIs that provide the ability for mobile developers to extend the command and control of a mobile application to the in-vehicle Human Machine Interface (HMI).

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SmartDeviceLink (SDL) is an open-source POSIX-compliant technology platform on which the Ford AppLink product is built and allows it to communicate between applications running on a mobile device and our SYNC in-vehicle software.
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OpenXC is a non-production open source interface, designed to attract top developers to experiment with DIY projects in Ford vehicles (with or without SYNC).

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Waze is a community-based traffic and navigation app, helping millions of drivers avoid traffic, save time and money. It’s home to the largest n... Read more
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Look back on MWC Barcelona 2019: New technologies, new directions
Ford Dev Team Europe pictured at MWC Barcelona, February 25-28, 2019. (Left-right) Peter Geffers, Andreas Brockers, Daniela Rauhut, Scott Lyons, Don Butler, Borbala Nagy, Silvio
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Ford Helps Point Businesses in the Right Direction with New Connected Vehicle Navigation Apps at MWC Barcelona 2019
Ford announces new in‑vehicle apps designed to help drivers – including those in larger commercial vehicles – navigate to new destinations quickly, confidently and accurately
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