Chet Dhruna, Connect and Engage General Manager, Ford Motor Company

Creating joy inside the vehicle by delivering amazing experiences is a huge part of our team’s job at Ford. Now, for the first time karaoke will be available to Ford owners, starting with F-150 Lightning and followed by Mustang Mach-E. This capability is also coming soon to the Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience. 

Owners, their friends, and their family can enjoy karaoke, courtesy of the Stingray Karaoke App, right from the in-vehicle screen while parked and on the go. It’s an awesome way to spend time with family and friends while stopped to charge! Owners and passengers can find a wide selection of songs and music styles from Rock, Country, Pop, R&B, Latin, K&J Pop and family-friendly tunes for all ages. Songs are available in 38 languages, including 10 languages in local characters such as Thai, Hebrew, Russian and Greek, plus a multilingual interface with 36 languages available. 

Customers can enjoy this feature when parked and while driving. While parked, the lyrics of the selected song will show on the in-vehicle screen. Our team of Ford engineers, in collaboration with Stingray, also developed a unique drivetime experience for friends and family sitting in the passenger seat to enjoy.

Here is how it works while driving:  

• When the app is launched on the in-vehicle screen, the vehicle will detect if a passenger is buckled and sitting in the front seat and a QR code will appear on the screen.*

• The passenger can use their smartphone to scan the QR code and a webpage will open to control the karaoke experience from their smartphone without having to login to an app.

• Passengers can add songs to their playlist, change songs, view scrolling lyrics and utilize the vehicle’s audio system. 

The Stingray App will roll out via a Ford software update first to eligible **F-150 Lightning owners and then soon after to Mustang Mach-E owners where vehicles are available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe. This will be a staggered rollout by model year starting with 2024 F-150 Lightning. 

The Stingray App will also be available to download at a later date on vehicles with the Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience including: 2025 Ford Explorer, 2025 Lincoln Navigator, 2025 Lincoln Aviator and 2025 Lincoln Nautilus.  

Read more from the Stingray press release here: https://corporate.stingray.com/products-and-services/stingray-karaoke-ford/

Be sure to share your videos with us via #FordKaraoke. We can’t wait to see it!

*The Stingray Karaoke QR code to access Stingray Karaoke on a smartphone is only available when the vehicle detects a passenger in the front seat and the passenger seat belt is buckled.  

**F-150 Lightning owners with the SYNC 4A infotainment system are eligible to receive the update, including Lightning, Platinum and Flash models. Owners can confirm eligibility by visiting https://www.ford.com/support/sync-maps-updates/.