# Ford to build Apple Maps and next BlueCruise into upcoming EVs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ford-picks-apple-maps-for-its-next-ev-platform-and-updated-bluecruise/
- Published: 2026-07-23T14:00:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T23:45:17+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/969919/ford-apple-maps-bluecruise-driver-assist
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Ford will embed Apple Maps in EVs from 2027.
- BlueCruise will use Apple Maps road-level data.
- Ford says it retains control of autonomous-driving development.

## Summary

Ford will embed Apple Maps in its forthcoming Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, beginning with a $30,000 midsize electric pickup due in 2027. The move matters because it makes Apple’s navigation services a built-in part of Ford’s EV experience without requiring an iPhone, while also supplying mapping data for more advanced driving assistance.

Apple Maps will provide natural-language directions, live traffic and incident information, place search, EV route planning and battery preconditioning; Apple CarPlay will remain available. Ford is also using Apple Maps road-level data for a next-generation BlueCruise hands-free motorway system, but says Apple is not developing its self-driving technology; Ford’s Latitude AI unit is building that in-house, with an eyes-off system targeted for 2028.

## Coverage

- [The Verge: Ford to build Apple Maps and next BlueCruise into upcoming EVs](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/969919/ford-apple-maps-bluecruise-driver-assist)
- [TechCrunch: Ford bets on Apple for its next-generation of EVs](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/ford-bets-on-apple-for-its-next-generation-of-evs/)

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