Ford Motor Co. is said to drop Microsoft and switch to Blackberry’s QNX in the next-generation Sync system, according to company sources.
QNX will be less expensive option than Microsoft technology and will improve the overall performance the flexibility of the next Sync system, said sources, who remained anonymous because the decision hasn’t been made public.
Currently, Ford has around than 7 million cars with Sync using Microsoft voice-activated system. BlackBerry’s QNX Software Systems is currently available in some Volkswagen’s Audis and BMW.
Source: Bloomberg
