Joeychgo
March 8th, 2008, 11:10 PM
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/ford_smartalert.jpg (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/ANA06/802110386)If SYNC sells cars for Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/03/surprise-fords-sync-sells-cars/), the Blue Oval is now going to see how well its latest electronic add-on moves the metal. In an effort to compete with OnStar, Ford has developed SmartAlert with a company called SkyWay Systems, Inc., of Colorado. Available to be installed by dealers by Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury dealers, SmartAlert uses GPS and can operate as a stolen car tracking service, and it will be connected to a call center that can unlock your doors for you. The system can also keep track of your speed, so teens beware: parents can set the system up to alert them to your lead-footed ways via cell phone, e-mail, or text message. To have SmartAlert installed will cost from $700 to $1,200 for the first year, after which, as with OnStar, customers will pay a monthly fee. Add this to the new features coming in SYNC 2.0 like 911 Assist (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/06/ces-2008-bill-gates-announces-sync-2-0/), and it appears we have a nice little rivalry going in the field of in-car telematics.
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/ford_smartalert.jpg (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/ANA06/802110386)If SYNC sells cars for Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/03/surprise-fords-sync-sells-cars/), the Blue Oval is now going to see how well its latest electronic add-on moves the metal. In an effort to compete with OnStar, Ford has developed SmartAlert with a company called SkyWay Systems, Inc., of Colorado. Available to be installed by dealers by Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury dealers, SmartAlert uses GPS and can operate as a stolen car tracking service, and it will be connected to a call center that can unlock your doors for you. The system can also keep track of your speed, so teens beware: parents can set the system up to alert them to your lead-footed ways via cell phone, e-mail, or text message. To have SmartAlert installed will cost from $700 to $1,200 for the first year, after which, as with OnStar, customers will pay a monthly fee. Add this to the new features coming in SYNC 2.0 like 911 Assist (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/06/ces-2008-bill-gates-announces-sync-2-0/), and it appears we have a nice little rivalry going in the field of in-car telematics.
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