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Ford has reversed its decision to build new vehicles without AM radio after pressure from lawmakers.<\/p>\n

CEO Jim Farley wrote in posts<\/a> on Twitter and LinkedIn Tuesday that AM radio will be included on all 2024 Ford and Lincoln Motor vehicles, a decision the executive came to \u201cafter speaking with policy leaders about the importance of AM broadcast radio as part of the emergency alert system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill<\/a> calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require AM in new vehicles at no additional cost. Sponsors of the \u201cAM for Every Vehicle Act\u201d have argued that AM radio has historically helped transmit crucial information during emergencies, particularly to rural areas.<\/p>\n

The act was prompted by many automakers\u2019 decisions \u2014 including Ford, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen and Mazda \u2014 to remove AM radio from their new electric cars. The companies said electric engines can interfere with the sound of AM radio stations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would think that if Elon Musk has enough money to buy Twitter and send rockets to space, he can afford to include AM radio in his Teslas,\u201d said Rep. Josh Gottheimer from New Jersey, the lead House sponsor of the bill, in a statement last week<\/a>. Instead, Elon Musk and Tesla and other car manufacturers are putting public safety and emergency response at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, in response to Ford\u2019s announcement<\/a> to keep AM radio, Gottheimer called out Tesla again, as well as other automakers, to follow Ford\u2019s lead and \u201crealize how important AM radio is the backbone behind America\u2019s National Public Warning System.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the cell phone runs out, the internet gets cut off, or the television doesn\u2019t work because of no electricity or power to your house, you can still turn on your AM radio,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ford had already removed AM from the 2023 Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after data collected from the vehicles showed that less than 5% of customers listened to it, according to a Ford spokesperson. Due to the electrical interference, it just made sense to remove it from future vehicles. Ford also took AM radio out of the 2024 gas-powered Mustang, but plans to add it back before any of the vehicles are delivered.<\/p>\n

Farley said Ford will offer a software update to EVs on the road today without AM broadcast capability.<\/p>\n

The executive notably did not promise to keep AM radio in its vehicles in perpetuity. In his social media posts, Farley said Ford \u201cwill continue to innovate and to deliver even better in-vehicle entertainment and emergency notification options in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade group that represents major automakers, criticized the bill and said the AM radio mandate was unnecessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether or not AM radio is physically installed in vehicles has *no bearing* on the ability of drivers to receive emergency alerts across multiple modes of communication available in automobiles manufactured today,\u201d the group said via tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Nielsen data<\/a>, more than 80 million people in the U.S. listen to AM radio monthly.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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