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Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC Established As AV Development Ramps Up
As part of its continued investment in the development and application of autonomous vehicle technology, Ford in July announced the creation of Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC. Sherif Marakby, vice president…
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…
Ford Announces MyFord Mobile App for Smartwatches
Ford understands that smartwatches are all the rage these days, which is why they’ve created a MyFord® Mobile app specifically for didn’t-think-I-actually-needed-it-but-now-can’t-live-without-it accessories like Pebble and Apple Watch. According to…
Ford Announces Miami-Dade City of Tomorrow Challenge
Earlier this year, Miami was announced as Ford’s choice for a partner city in its autonomous vehicle services pilot. Following up on the partnership between the automaker and Miami-Dade County…
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…
Ford and Girls Who Code Look to Close Gender Gap in Tech, Education
It was announced this week that Ford Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto will be partnering with Girls Who Code in order to create more opportunities for women in the…
Ford Aims For Fifth SEMA Hottest Truck Award With Two F-150s
The 2014 SEMA Show is coming up, and Ford is looking to capitalize on the anticipation swirling around one of the year’s most hotly-anticipated models: the 2015 Ford F-150. Ford…
BLACKPINK Drifts into an Adrenaline Rush in an Intense Kia Stinger Video
Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé take drifting to a new level in this Stinger video Earlier this year, the members of BLACKPINK became global ambassadors for Kia ahead of the…
Ford Smart Mobility Acquires Journey Holding Corporation
Photo: Ford Motor Company 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…
Ford Releases 'A Matter of Trust' Report on Autonomous Vehicles
Ford is still angling to meet its 2021 deadline for commercial autonomous vehicle deployment, as evidenced by the recent establishment of the Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC. As part of that…
Ford Awarding $250K in Community Grants to Detroit Nonprofits
Motor City Street Dance Academy Photo: Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company has announced that it is awarding a quarter-million dollars to nonprofits that work to preserve the culture and…
For Future of EV Incentives, We Look to…Connecticut?
2017 Chevy Bolt Photo: © General Motors Of all the states to encourage electric vehicle sales, you would expect that the most innovative programs would probably be in the heart…
Book Review: 'Concours Retrospective' by Richard Adatto Brings Legacy to Life
A month ago, I had the pleasure of driving through Pebble Beach for the first time. Through the twisting, coastline roads were only populated by golf carts and rental cars…
First Shipment of Chevy Cavaliers Leaves Shanghai for Mexico
The first shipment of 1,701 Mexico-bound Chevrolet Cavaliers set sail from Shanghai today, sailing towards sales in the North American market. The Chinese-manufactured Cavalier is an example of Chevrolet’s new…
First Production Toyota Supra Goes on Sale for $2.1 Million at Auction
Just over a month ago, we wondered how much someone would be willing to pay for the first new-generation Toyota Supra. The answer turned out to be quite a bit…
