<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/lincoln/" rel="tag">Lincoln</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/syncgoogle.jpg" />Drivers of late-model <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> vehicles equipped with Sync Traffic, Directions and Information (TDI) will soon be able to plot out their routes using <a href="http://maps.google.com">Google Maps</a> on their home computer and then download turn-by-turn directions directly to the car. TDI is a recent addition that adds a GPS receiver which allows Sync equipped cars and trucks to provide directions even if the vehicle doesn't have the full map based navigation system in place.<br />
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Unlike <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a>' OnStar system, which incorporates its own cellular equipment, the TDI functionality uses the communications capability provided by a connected mobile phone linked up by the driver. TDI reaches out to download directional data from the internet through the phone. The route will be calculated online using up-to-date traffic information. <br />
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To use the "Send to Sync" feature, Ford and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/lincoln/">Lincoln</a> owners just need to register on <a href="http://www.syncmyride.com/">syncmyride.com</a> for the free TDI services. The ability to send Google directions to Sync TDI will be launched later this month with a similar service based on Mapquest launching later this year. Official PR verbiage available after the jump.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/ford-adds-ability-to-sync-google-maps-directions-to-sync/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford adds ability to sync Google maps directions to Sync</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/ford-adds-ability-to-sync-google-maps-directions-to-sync/">Ford adds ability to sync Google maps directions to Sync</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:02:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/ford-adds-ability-to-sync-google-maps-directions-to-sync/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19507408/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/ford-adds-ability-to-sync-google-maps-directions-to-sync/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Unlike <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a>' OnStar system, which incorporates its own cellular equipment, the TDI functionality uses the communications capability provided by a connected mobile phone linked up by the driver. TDI reaches out to download directional data from the internet through the phone. The route will be calculated online using up-to-date traffic information. <br />
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To use the "Send to Sync" feature, Ford and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/lincoln/">Lincoln</a> owners just need to register on <a href="http://www.syncmyride.com/">syncmyride.com</a> for the free TDI services. The ability to send Google directions to Sync TDI will be launched later this month with a similar service based on Mapquest launching later this year. Official PR verbiage available after the jump.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/ford-adds-ability-to-sync-google-maps-directions-to-sync/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford adds ability to sync Google maps directions to Sync</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/ford-adds-ability-to-sync-google-maps-directions-to-sync/">Ford adds ability to sync Google maps directions to Sync</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:02:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/ford-adds-ability-to-sync-google-maps-directions-to-sync/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19507408/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/ford-adds-ability-to-sync-google-maps-directions-to-sync/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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