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 ...

SmartDeviceLink, Ford’s open-source technology for connecting mobile apps with in-car interfaces, is getting a few important new backers today. After spending a few months on studying the technology, ...

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 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 ...

Drivers expect their cars and smartphones to seamlessly work together. Both Apple and Google offer their respective services for connecting phones to a car’s infotainment system, but the car industry ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Toyota has announced that it's officially adopting SmartDeviceLink (SDL) for its next-generation in-car ...

(Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. may join forces to maintain control of their vehicle dashboards as Apple Inc. and Google Inc. introduce technology targeting the car industry.

Toyota has announced its next-generation connected vehicle plans at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. At the heart of that framework will be a Data Communication Module (DCM), coming to vehicles starting with ...

Toyota Motor Corporation announced earlier today about its ambitious intentions to explore into the integration of SmartDeviceLink technology. The smartphone in-car infotainment operation technology’s ...

Last year, Toyota and Ford entered into a partnership to share Livio's SDL apps platform. Today, they invite the rest of the industry to the party. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the ...