By James Hays, Principal Scientist, Argo AI Earlier this year, we released Argoverse, a curated collection of high-definition maps and sensor data from a fleet of Argo AI self-driving test vehicles. Today, we’re launching the first two Argoverse competitions using our motion forecasting and 3D tracking datasets, and inviting academic researchers and students to participate.… Continue reading Join the Competition: Argoverse Leaderboards Are Live
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Testing in the Extremes: How Ford’s Multiple Testing Facilities Push Vehicles to the Limit
DUBAI, UAE, October 7, 2019 – Ford’s comprehensive lineup of testing facilities around the world puts vehicles through everything from the extreme, to the everyday, to ensure that only world-class vehicles roll off the production line. Across facilities in Thailand, India, Australia, the Middle East and China, Ford vehicles and components are ‘shaken, rattled and… Continue reading Testing in the Extremes: How Ford’s Multiple Testing Facilities Push Vehicles to the Limit
Ford S-MAX 2019
Press Kit Description Seating up to seven adults in a versatile and spacious interior, the enhanced Ford S-MAX sports activity vehicle delivers even more distinctive design, greater comfort and improved connectivity for drivers and passengers. New features include the FordPass Connect on-board modem that turns the S-MAX into a mobile WiFi hotspot with connectivity for… Continue reading Ford S-MAX 2019
Ford Galaxy 2019
Press Kit Description Designed to deliver first-class travel for seven adults, the enhanced Ford Galaxy people mover is more luxurious and better equipped than ever. The upscale new Galaxy Vignale variant features Salerno leather details and comfort technologies including heated and cooled, 10-way-adjustable, 11 bladder, multi-contour seats with massage function. FordPass Connect on-board modem technology… Continue reading Ford Galaxy 2019
New Ford Galaxy Vignale and Further Enhanced S-MAX are More Stylish, More Comfortable, Better Connected than Ever
Ford further enhances S-MAX and Galaxy models with more distinctive exterior design and alloy wheel options. Luxurious new high specification Galaxy Vignale revealed S-MAX and Galaxy offer 18-way adjustable seats tested and recommended by doctors and therapists as helping alleviate back pain. Massage function multi-contour seats also offered Introduction of FordPass Connect on-board modem technology… Continue reading New Ford Galaxy Vignale and Further Enhanced S-MAX are More Stylish, More Comfortable, Better Connected than Ever
Ford Fund Invests THB 53 million (US$1.75 million) to bring Ford Resource and Engagement Center (FREC) to Bangkok
First Ford Resource and Engagement Center (FREC) in Asia, and fifth of its kind globally, opens in Bangkok’s historic Nang Loeng neighborhood Ford Motor Company Fund, working with their international grant making partner, GlobalGiving, is investing THB 53 million (US$1.75 million) in the new center through 2023 FREC Bangkok’s eight founding partners are some of… Continue reading Ford Fund Invests THB 53 million (US$1.75 million) to bring Ford Resource and Engagement Center (FREC) to Bangkok
Announcing ‘D-Ford’: Creating Tomorrow, Starting with People
Sandy Fershee, Lab Director, D-Ford Detroit At Ford, we drive human progress through the freedom of movement. But now we face increasingly new challenges to this freedom. Connectivity, automation, electrification, AI, the sharing economy — these profound waves of change are all converging upon us right now, and not just in transportation. For 116 years,… Continue reading Announcing ‘D-Ford’: Creating Tomorrow, Starting with People
Ford Van Sales hit All-Time Third-Quarter Record on 65,288 Sold; Total Pickup Sales Best in 14 Years; Expedition Sales Strong, Up 48 percent; Lincoln SUVs Deliver Best Performance in 16 Years
About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility… Continue reading Ford Van Sales hit All-Time Third-Quarter Record on 65,288 Sold; Total Pickup Sales Best in 14 Years; Expedition Sales Strong, Up 48 percent; Lincoln SUVs Deliver Best Performance in 16 Years
Sanctuary for the Senses: All-New Lincoln Corsair Arrives with Whisper-Quiet, Confident Ride and Sophisticated Interior
All-new Lincoln Corsair arrives, featuring nimble performance with choice of a standard 2.0-liter turbocharged engine making 250 horsepower and 280 ft.-lbs. of torque and an available 2.3-liter turbo delivering 295 horsepower and 310 ft.-lbs. of torque – each mated to a new 8-speed automatic transmission Spacious interior includes plush, hand-selected materials, available Revel™ audio system… Continue reading Sanctuary for the Senses: All-New Lincoln Corsair Arrives with Whisper-Quiet, Confident Ride and Sophisticated Interior
Ford Choreographs Robots to Help People – and Each Other – on the Fiesta Assembly Line
Collaborative robots (cobots) work together with Ford engineers to apply finishing touches to Fiesta vehicles on the production line In a first for Ford, the cobots, that are also used to polish high-end audio equipment, are choreographed to finely sand the entire surface of the Ford Fiesta body After introducing the process in Cologne, Germany,… Continue reading Ford Choreographs Robots to Help People – and Each Other – on the Fiesta Assembly Line