Texas Instruments Inc. and Ford Motor Company have collaborated on an infotainment solution that enhances the way consumers interact with their vehicles. The new Ford SYNC 3, a communications and entertainment system, incorporates TI's OMAP 5 processor, a member of the "Jacinto" family of automotive processors, the WiLink 8Q platform, a single-chip combining high performance Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GNSS, as well as power management and FPD-Link III serializer/deserializer (SerDes) wired connectivity solutions. Together the TI devices provide improved performance for enhanced voice recognition and navigation, quality hands-free Bluetooth connectivity, Wi-Fi enabled software updates and enhanced driver interactivity.

TI's enables Ford's SYNC 3 to be faster, more intuitive and easier to use for the driver by leveraging the following: performance leadership; premium graphics and voice recognition capabilities; scalability; and proven automotive pedigree.