Ford Smart Mobility Acquires Journey Holding Corporation
Ford Smart Mobility has announced the acquisition of Journey Holding Corporation, which specializes in intelligent transportation systems software. The company pairs up with TransLoc, the FSM-owned public and private transit tech solutions firm, to provide software for fixed-route transportation and on-demand microtransit among other needs. “The combination of these transit technology companies will accelerate our […]
Ford Smart Mobility LLC Among Investors in ClimaCell
Ford Smart Mobility LLC is among the investor group that has helped ClimaCell raise $45 million in Series B funding. Clearvision Ventures and Envision Ventures were also among the new investors, joining Canaan, Fontinalis Partners, JetBlue Technology Ventures, and Square Peg Capital. ClimaCell is a tech company with the ambition of mapping microweather for the […]
Zotye Ford Smart Mobility Technology Co., Ltd. Established in Shanghai
Ford Smart Mobility LLC and Zotye on Thursday announced the signing of a definitive joint venture agreement that establishes Zotye Ford Smart Mobility Technology Co., Ltd. The 50:50 joint venture will focus on the development of all-electric vehicles for ride-hailing in China, with the Zotye Z500EV sedan established as the first offering available for fleet […]
Gavin Sherry Appointed CEO of Ford Smart Mobility Subsidiary Autonomic
Ford Smart Mobility Subsidiary Autonomic, responsible for the creation of the Transportation Mobility Cloud platform, named co-founder and vice president of Engineering Gavin Sherry its chief executive officer earlier this month. Former CEO and current Vice President of Ford X Sundeep Madra will stay on with Autonomic in the capacity of advisor and board member. […]
Ford Chief Brand Officer, Ford Smart Mobility CEO Leaving Company
If you live by the fickle sword of Silicon Valley, so too shall you be cut by it. Ford on Wednesday revealed that it has been slashed by that very blade, as it will lose both its chief brand officer and CEO of Ford Smart Mobility. Musa Tariq, Ford’s current chief brand officer, and Ford […]
Jim Hackett and Sarah-Jayne Williams Open Ford Smart Mobility Innovation Office in London
Ford CEO Jim Hackett is in the midst of his inaugural tour of Europe as the head of the automaker, and on Wednesday he was on-hand for the opening of the Ford Smart Mobility Innovation Office in London. The office will facilitate the work of Ford’s European Smart Mobility Unit, which is headed up by […]
Ford Announces Ford Smart Mobility Innovation Office in London
Ford announced this week that it will continue its emphasis on mobility solutions in Europe by opening a Ford Smart Mobility Innovation Office in London. At the Ford Smart Mobility Innovation Office, located at the Here East Campus in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, upwards of 40 Ford Mobility specialists will have increased access […]
Laura Merling New VP of Autonomous Vehicle Solutions for Ford Smart Mobility
Ford has announced Laura Merling as its new vice president of Autonomous Vehicles Solutions for Ford Smart Mobility LLC. In her role, Merling will be based in Palo Alto, CA and report to Ford Smart Mobility LLC Chairman Jim Hackett. The Best from the Blue Oval: See what’s new and improved in Ford’s 2018 lineup […]
Rajendra Rao Named Ford Smart Mobility LLC CEO
Today Ford announced Rajendra “Raj” Rao as the CEO of Ford Smart Mobility LLC, a subsidiary of the American automaker that is working to design and build new mobility services. As chief executive officer, Rao will report to Ford Smart Mobility LLC chairman Jim Hackett, and be based in Palo Alto, California. “Ford Smart Mobility […]
Jaunt Wins Inaugural Ford Smart Mobility Challenge
Ford has announced that Jaunt, a journey-sharing app, has been named the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Challenge. Ilya Zarembsky and Betsy Medvedovsky, the app’s developers, were awarded a €10,000 prize for their creation at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain this week. Need a Quick Quote? Use Black Book’s Credit Score Estimator Jaunt […]
Six Finalists of Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge Announced
Ford has announced that it has selected the six finalists in its Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge; and that they include games focused on finding companionship, reducing smog in their city, planning routes, and taking selfies among other things. The challenge was originally announced at Gamescom in August as a means to communicate the concepts […]
Fields Outlines New Aspects of Ford Smart Mobility Plan
Ford may not be grabbing the headlines that its competitors garner for its work on autonomous driving, but it is nonetheless hard at work to make self-driving cars a reality. During his appearance at the International CAR Symposium in Bochum, Germany, Ford President and CEO, Mark Fields, discussed the company’s plans for innovations in autonomous driving […]
Sarah-Jayne Williams Tapped by Ford to Head European Smart Mobility Efforts
Ford has named Sarah-Jayne Williams the first director of its European Smart Mobility unit. Williams, founder of the BearingPoint Foundation and former winner of the Management Consulting Association’s Marketing Consultant of the Year, will report to both Ford of Europe President and CEO Steven Armstrong and Ford’s Vice President of Global Operations for Smart Mobility, […]
Ford Announces Smart Mobility Moves in San Francisco
Ford last week made three announcements pertaining to urban mobility in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ford announced plans to acquire San Francisco-based shuttle service Chariot as a means to better understand how to avoid or eliminate congestion in the city. The company currently operates a fleet of around 100 Ford Transit shuttle vehicles that […]
Ford Announces Smart Mobility Subsidiary, Chairman
Ford has announced a new subsidiary, Ford Smart Mobility LLC, which was created solely to focus on the expansion of Ford’s Smart Mobility program. Ford has made it a point in recent months to point out its ambition to become a mobility company over being considered a mere automaker. The formation of the subsidiary was […]
Ford and IBM Team Up for Smart Mobility Experimentation Platform
Ford is teaming with IBM to create a new pilot platform that aims to make day-to-day decision-making behind the wheel easier, from helping to find parking to determining alternate means of getting to one’s destination in a traffic jam. The Smart Mobility Experimentation Platform leverages IBM streaming analytics delivered through the IBM Cloud to continuously […]
Ford Announces Smart Mobility Game Challenge at Gamescom
Ford appeared at Gamescom this week to announce a competition that will task game developers with solving global mobility issues. The Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge will result in one lucky winner walking away with a €10,000 grand prize and presenting their game at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. “The Smart Mobility Game […]
Detroit Smart Parking Lab Opens in September
Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Bedrock, Bosch, and the State of Michigan to launch a first-of-its-kind testing space in Detroit next month. The all-new Detroit Smart Parking Lab officially opens in September at Bedrock’s Assembly Garage, offering a space for innovators to craft the future of parking. Ford Continues to Lead the Way: […]