北京国际车展2012年:福特福克斯现在听的懂中国话

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微软宣布与福特合作，目的是使福特在中国市场销售的汽车能听懂汉语。借助Ford SYNC，中国司机现在可以用普通话（和英文）与其座驾沟通，以获取信息、导航信息及其它类似内容。

在2012年北京国际车展上，微软和福特汽车宣布他们在本地化SYNC方面进行合作，SYNC是福特受欢迎的可以让司机通过语音向其座驾发布命令的接口系统。微软称，SYNC的中国版将能听懂普通话（包括多种口音）。

最近，福特汽车在中国投资7.6亿美元建造一座汽车厂，目标是每年生产120万辆汽车。到2015年，福特还将引进15款新车型。福特和微软指出，中国消费者很舒适地使用移动电话和智能手机，而SYNC会是其移动设备的一个自然延伸。福特强调，SYNC的连接功能将有助于改善道路安全，它减少了在开车时因接打手机所引发的交通事故。

除了将其语音控制技术引借到中国，福特也同样关注在中国市场生产省油车，到2015年，福特将在中国推出20款新发动机，此举将有助于提升中国大陆的排放标准。

Auto China 2012: Ford Focus Now Understands Chinese
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Auto China 2012: Ford Focus Now Understands Chinese

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Ford that lets the latter’s cars sold in the Chinese market understand the local language. Through Ford SYNC, Chinese drivers can now talk to their cars in Mandarin (and English) to get information, navigation information, and the like.

At Auto China 2012, Microsoft and Ford have announced their partnership in localizing SYNC, the American automaker’s popular interface system that lets drivers give commands to their car through speech. According to Microsoft, the Chinese version will be able to understand Mandarin, including a wide variation of accents.

Ford has recently made a US$ 760 million investment in setting up a manufacturing plant in China, and aims to produce 1.2 million cars a year. The company will also introduce 15 new models by 2015. Ford and Microsoft note that Chinese consumers are comfortable with using their mobile phones and smartphones, and SYNC will be a natural extension of one’s mobile device. Ford stresses that SYNC’s connected capabilities will help improve road safety, from reduced incidences of accidents due to handheld phone use while driving.

Aside from introducing its voice-controlled technology in China, Ford is likewise focusing on producing fuel-efficient cars for this market with 20 new engine types by 2015, helping improve emissions standards in the region.