DETROIT — Owners of brand-new Ford cars will be able to tune in to AM radio in their automobiles, trucks and SUVs after all.
CEO Jim Farley composed in social media posts Tuesday that the business is reversing a choice to scrub the band after speaking with federalgovernment policy leaders who are worried about keeping emergencysituation signals that frequently are sounded on AM stations.
“We’ve chose to consistof it on all 2024 Ford and Lincoln lorries,” Farley composed on Twitter and LinkedIn. “For any owners of Ford’s EVs without AM broadcast ability, we’ll deal a softwareapplication upgrade” to bringback it, Farley composed.
The relocation comes after a bipartisan group of federal legislators presented a costs Wednesday calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to need AM in brand-new cars at no extra expense.
Sponsors of the “AM for Every Vehicle Act” pointedout public security issues, keepinginmind AM’s historical function in transferring crucial details throughout emergencysituations, such as natural catastrophes, particularly to rural locations.
Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., one of the costs’s sponsors, has stated 8 of 20 significant carmanufacturers consistingof Ford, BMW and Tesla have pulled the band from brand-new automobiles.
“Ford’s turnaround shows an pastdue awareness about the significance of AM radio, however too lotsof automak