Photos: Highlights from Ford's CES keynote

Ford CEO Alan Mulally (right) is joined on stage Thursday by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to talk about Sync during Mulally's keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Sync is the in-car communications and entertainment system created by the two companies. According to Mulally, there are nearly 1 million Ford cars on the road with Sync.

Ford's Derrick Kuzak discusses how the company previews new cabin gadgets on a virtual test track.

Kuzak also discussed the MyKey system, which lets parents program top speed and audio volume into their kids' car keys.

Doug VanDegans discusses Sync 3.0 during Ford's keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show.

This diagram shows all the partners involved in Sync 3.0.

VanDegans talks about Ford Work Solutions, which includes a PC in a work truck.

Ford's Jim Buczkowski discusses interface design during the company's keynote address.

Buczkowski shows off a very conceptual new dashboard design with an electronic assistant dubbed EVA.