{"id":373090,"date":"2026-07-23T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/fords-30000-electric-pickup-gets-apple-maps-in-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:55:33","slug":"fords-30000-electric-pickup-gets-apple-maps-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/fords-30000-electric-pickup-gets-apple-maps-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford\u2019s $30,000 electric pickup gets Apple Maps in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford says its next wave of EVs will come with <a href=\"https:\/\/apple-maps.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Maps<\/a> built right into the vehicle starting in <strong>2027<\/strong>. First up is a midsize electric pickup built on Ford\u2019s Universal EV (UEV) platform, with a target price of around $30,000.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So you won\u2019t be limited to mirroring <a href=\"https:\/\/apple-carplay.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple CarPlay<\/a> from your iPhone. Ford says the truck will use Apple\u2019s MapKit for Automotive SDK to run Apple Maps natively, including <strong>turn-by-turn directions<\/strong>, live traffic, battery-aware routing, charging-stop suggestions, and battery preconditioning ahead of fast-charging stops.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford also says Apple\u2019s road-level mapping data will feed into BlueCruise, aiming for a smoother hands-free highway drive from on-ramp to off-ramp. At the same time, Ford\u2019s Latitude team, about <strong>600 people<\/strong> in all, is working on the company\u2019s next automated-driving stack.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Apple Maps users who\u2019ve been waiting for a cheaper EV, this could be an appealing one when it shows up. Ford says the Universal EV platform reduces manufacturing complexity and cost, supports global markets and right-hand-drive models, and could give the company a better shot at reaching <strong>mainstream buyers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Ford, the new setup will debut in that 2027 pickup. The truck is also expected to deliver about <strong>300 miles<\/strong> of range, include a North American Charging Standard (NACS) port for access to Tesla Superchargers, and keep <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/apple-expands-carplay-with-ios-26-revolutionizing-in-car-connectivity\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple CarPlay<\/a> alongside the built-in Apple Maps experience.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford says its next wave of EVs will come with Apple Maps built right into the vehicle starting in 2027. First up is a midsize electric pickup built on Ford\u2019s Universal EV (UEV) platform, with a target price of around $30,000. So you won\u2019t be limited to mirroring Apple CarPlay from your iPhone. Ford says &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/fords-30000-electric-pickup-gets-apple-maps-in-2027\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ford\u2019s $30,000 electric pickup gets Apple Maps in 2027&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":373089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-373090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373090"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":373091,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373090\/revisions\/373091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373090"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=373090"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=373090"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=373090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}