Ford is Winter Wonderlust (2015)changing the focus its self-driving car platform as early as next year. The company says it now plans to focus on features beyond just enabling a computer system to drive from point A to B.
SEE ALSO: Lyft's self-driving cars are now on the road in BostonThe company's president of global markets Jim Farley wrote about the new developments in a Medium post, in which he emphasized Ford's devotion to the customer as the main concern for its autonomous plans. More specifically, Farley wrote that Ford is dedicated to establishing systems that will prioritize the movement of people and goods, hinting at plans for commercial fleets and ride-hailing services that align with the company's existing deals and partnerships.
The automaker's plans include a brand new self-driving vehicle design that eschews the hockey puck-sized LiDAR units mounted near the side-view mirrors seen last December for a less obtrusive roof-mounted sensor unit. Ford will test the new design in an undisclosed city starting next year, according to a report from Reuters.
Farley said that the new design is built around four core tenets. The autonomous tech is meant to serve commercial grade clients, like taxi forces (like Lyft, a Ford partner) and government organizations, it will utilize hybrid fuel systems for extended range, it will be designed to foster positive relationships with the public, and it will be built with safety and dependability as its major guide points.
Ford plans to begin production on the new AVs in its Flat Rock, Michigan plant in 2021, a Ford spokesman told Reuters. Planned battery work for electric vehicles will be shifted to a plant in Mexico, with the project commencing in 2020.
The announcements come at the tail end of a year Ford in which has moved aggressively to strengthen its self-driving program. The automaker invested around a billion dollars in startup Argo AI to lead the charge back in February, promoted the head of its autonomous program, Jim Hackett, to CEO, in May, and partnered with companies like Lyft and Domino's to explore the best ways to put the vehicles out on the road.
Some of these developments led Navigant Research to name Ford the top company in the self-driving development space, tabbing it as a favorite to be the first company to actually bring the technology to the public in a meaningful way — so doubling down on the consumer as a strategy could be a good move for Ford to hold its position at the head of the pack.
Topics Artificial Intelligence Self-Driving Cars
The 10 Biggest Changes of the Last 10 Years in Video Games
Report: Apple has more than 50% of Australia's smartwatch market
Nicki Minaj drops new track on Soundcloud, answers questions on Twitter
Nicki Minaj drops new track on Soundcloud, answers questions on Twitter
NYT Connections hints and answers for May 2: Tips to solve 'Connections' #691.
Don't bin them: You can mail back your used Nespresso coffee pods
12 people confess their Netflix guilty pleasure shows
12 people confess their Netflix guilty pleasure shows
Nintendo Switch 2 release date, price announced
Shakespeare's 'black is beautiful' sonnet gets Indigenous translation
No Time for a Negative Peace
Chance the Rapper sings Beyoncé a birthday song inspired by 'The Simpsons'
TV host's award nomination for transphobic slur apology attracts backlash
11 times the internet improved Trump Jr.'s bizarre appeal to millennial voters
Every MCU movie villain ranked, from "Iron Man" to "Thunderbolts*"
12 people confess their Netflix guilty pleasure shows
Duterte called Obama a 'son of a whore' and the internet did a collective facepalm
Michael Kors smartwatches are exactly what Android Wear needs
Patched Desktop PC: Meltdown & Spectre Benchmarked
Use the porn site Brazzers? Your details could've been leaked online
'Ghost in the Shell' VR, like the film, misses opportunity to be greatApple gets to sell iPhones again in Southeast Asia's largest marketJohn Cena proposes to Nikki Bella at WWE match and it's surprisingly romanticA personal thank you to the people who Snapchat their entire concert experienceCouple announces pregnancy in a perfect Bob RossTwitter kills egg avatar instead of hate speech and no this is not an April Fools' jokeThings we wish our pets could sayFacebook creeping is no longer totally anonymousLivestream of a pregnant cat isn't a marketing stunt, so relax and wait for kittensJohn Cena proposes to Nikki Bella at WWE match and it's surprisingly romanticMashReads Podcast: 'A Separation' is a grief novel disguised as a mystery thrillerYou can watch a new episode of 'Rick and Morty' like, right nowThe teens will save us all. This adorable Google Doodle is proof.Trump walks out of executive order signing ceremony without signing executive orders because helpSome Facebook users are seeing a rocket icon in their app. Here's what it doesBed Bath & Beyond is the latest chain to dump TrumpVin Diesel laser cut out of ham and cheese is a sandwich masterpieceWhat happened to our 'Grimm' favorites after the series finale?Indian IT professionals face new challenges as Singapore shuts doorThe teens will save us all. This adorable Google Doodle is proof. When Thomas Bernhard Made a Documentary (On His Terms) How the Fox Sisters’ Hoax Gave Birth to Spiritualism O Rangasayee: Mark Morris Revisits His Iconic Solo Dance “The Dreams,” a Poem by Karen Fish Swedish Academy to Writers: “It’s Time to Learn the Guitar” Our #ReadEverywhere Is Back: Hashtag Your Way to Victory Layla and Majnun: The First Opera of the Muslim World Forty “Autumnal” Hink Pinks Autumn Hours, Part 5: Fool’s Errand Have You Read “Schlump” Yet? Letters Between Bram Stoker and Walt Whitman Celebrating the History of the Beloved Ash Tree The Origins of Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ Flaubert Was Never One for Constructive Criticism When I Die, I Want to Remember Every Poem I Know by Heart For True Silence, Try Ballooning in the Desert Hanging Out with Leonard Cohen in Switzerland Night Doctors: Why Early Medical Schools Plundered the Graves of African Americans In the Kitchen with Salvador Dalí In the Pines: Paintings by Rebecca Morgan
0.8057s , 8204.34375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Winter Wonderlust (2015)】,Fresh Information Network