MyFord Touch - Faster, Friendlier Voice Recognition Control

Ford is showing off the latest update to its Sync multimedia system that will debut in the upcoming 2011 Edge SUV.

The 10,000 commands Sync now understands — versus 100 in the first generation — is the showstopper, but after watching the somewhat lengthy video above, we’ve found a few things that we really think will improve the daily interaction with Sync after our years of firsthand testing of the current system. 

• You no longer need to specify “Phone” or “USB” before a command. This is the most annoying part of the current system. Sync now understands what you want when you say “Call Joe.” You don’t have to say “Phone” first.
• You can use multiple words for the same action, like “Play song” or “Play track.”
• You can control the climate controls via Sync with the MyFord Touch system.