Ford announced the app developer program for SmartDeviceLink, the app integration protocol it turned into an open source project, letting third-party developers build car-centric apps. Wayne ...

Ford and Toyota are expanding use of the Ford-developed SmartDeviceLink platform for in-car apps, and bringing more automakers and suppliers into the fold. The two automakers are forming the ...

Toyota announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Ford and Livio to deploy SmartDeviceLink, an open source infotainment platform for in-car smartphone connectivity. For now, this means ...

The Ford Motor Co.’s SmartDeviceLink has seen a spike in its adoption rates with the announcement that Toyota Motor Corp. will be placing the technology into its cars in the near future. The news ...

Vehicle infotainment systems pretty much experience that same somewhat isolated and dispersed situation that the IoT industry is experiencing. With cars, however, the problem is less pronounced, ...

Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Company are setting-up a nonprofit organization called SmartDeviceLink Consortium, in order to administer an open source software platform with an aim of providing ...

Ford announced that it would open-source its AppLink connected car platform at CES two years ago; at the time, it seemed unlikely that any global automakers would bite, considering the industry’s ...

Ford said on Monday (4 January, 2015) a "first wave of automakers and industry suppliers - led by Toyota - is adopting its SmartDeviceLink software, claiming it was "a huge step toward giving ...

Ford has confirmed that Japanese carmaker Toyota will switch to Ford’s SmartDeviceLink software platform for its in-car connectivity. QNX Software Systems (a BlackBerry subsidiary) and UIEvolution - ...