SYNC upgrade gets GPS locator info for 911 Assist ...still all free.

[68fastback]

FORD IMPROVES SYNC 911 ASSIST WITH GPS LOCATION AWARENESS FOR FAST RESPONSE; NO FEES ATTACHED


Ford SYNC® emergency response app, 911 Assist™, can now provide operators with the ability to receive a vehicle’s exact GPS coordinates in the event of an accident
Ford 911 Assist with GPS location remains a subscription-free, no-additional-cost feature to customers for the life of their vehicle; launches on all 2011 MyFord and MyLincoln Touch™-equipped vehicles and select SYNC-equipped models
Ford will have a presence at the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) 2010 conference in Indianapolis June 5-10, and continues to work with NENA and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International as it develops future enhancements for 911 Assist<
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[Stew]

I wonder if it will be on my '11?

[VaporDude]

Didn't OnStar have this feature already?

[Johnny Dangerously]

Didn't OnStar have this feature already?
Kind of. If there's an airbag deployment, the system automatically calls OnStar & then OnStar calls 911.


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[VaporDude]

Kind of. If there's an airbag deployment, the system automatically calls OnStar & then OnStar calls 911.


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Then this will take the middle man, pardon the pun, out of the equation. You should get help faster.

[68fastback]

No monthly fee with Sync ...uses your bluetooth enabled cell. The phone just needs to be in the car and on. You get the option to decline the outgoing call too, even if you set it up to automatically call 911.

From what I've read the upgraded Sync should be on all '11s though dunno what date this specific app (enhanced 911 Assist) was added ...but should be down-loadable as long as the '11 has the upgraded Sync. There are lots of other aps (available and coming) that can be added. All of the upgraded Syncs include free turn-by-turn trip navigation (even without a Nav system). That's a nice feature too ...only consumes about a 30 second 'call' to set-up the trip ...pretty cool.

[Joe G]

Can this be set up to automatically call one of us for directions, when TG gets lost to a family event??




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[68fastback]

:spitcopy:

...probably :shades:

[Orf]

Can this be set up to automatically call one of us for directions, when TG gets lost to a family event??




:reading:

Could you imagine the cell phone bill?