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For anyone who lives near a major city, you know there are many stress points. Traffic is one of them, but the real hair-pulling exercise happens when you need to find a parking spot.
Ford recently announced a new app called FordPass that will debut in the 2018 Ford Mustang that could solve this problem. For someone like me who hates how much time it takes to find a spot and then find the terminal to pay for your parking, the app is a welcome perk.
Ford is making a big push to become a car company and a mobility company. It makes sense. Your car is already a moving computer with safety features and a hotspot. The redesigned Mustang, which debuts this year at dealerships, is going to be the most connected muscle car ever, with lane-keeping features and even a way to adjust the sound of the exhaust system (loud or soft, depending on where you’re driving).
FordPass will be part of a new ecosystem. For example, it will use FordPay, a recently announced service that stores your credit card information securely. Eventually, it could pay for more than a parking spot. My guess is that this ecosystem…