Owners of Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning electric vehicles are getting an over-the-air software update that will finally give Android Auto users a bit of an upgrade. Once the update is installed, Ford’s EVs will report their battery state of charge to Google Maps when the app is running on an Android phone and being cast to the Ford’s infotainment system via Android Auto.
That means Google Maps can calculate an estimated state of charge upon arrival at the route’s end and will suggest charging stops along the way, including estimated charge times.
A similar feature has been available to iOS users casting Apple Maps to Ford EVs via CarPlay since late last year, and it worked quite well when we tried it out with the F-150 Lightning back in January.