Shaping the future of mobility, one child at a time: our investment in Zūm

Roughly half a million school buses transport more than 25 million students to and from school each day in the US, where the majority of buses are still state-owned and operated. The cost of transportation has increased rapidly over years, and this results in a public expense of close to $25 billion per year. As… Continue reading Shaping the future of mobility, one child at a time: our investment in Zūm

Ford Customer Contact Center Adds More Than 500 Jobs to Houston, Offers New Approach to Building Owner Relationships

Ford hiring more than 500 employees from Houston area to staff new nationwide center Located in the heart of the world’s largest truck market, center features group of agents dedicated solely to assisting truck owners Houston center debuts “own the call” model for agents, designed to reduce call transfers and stress for customers HOUSTON, Sept.… Continue reading Ford Customer Contact Center Adds More Than 500 Jobs to Houston, Offers New Approach to Building Owner Relationships

The Argo AI Approach to Deploying Self-Driving Technology: Street-by-Street, Block-by-Block

By Bryan Salesky, CEO, Argo AI An Argo AI self-driving test vehicle on public roads in Pittsburgh, PA, in July 2019. The ‘race’ narrative is often-used when defining the deployment approach of the autonomous vehicle industry. In truth, that depiction hurts the reality of how some of us are actually operating. Self-driving technology is not… Continue reading The Argo AI Approach to Deploying Self-Driving Technology: Street-by-Street, Block-by-Block

Self-Driving Bugaloo: How Ford Is Keeping Autonomous Car Sensors Squeaky Clean

By Venky Krishnan, Autonomous Vehicle Systems Core Supervisor, Ford Motor Company When was the last time you thought about how insects affect your driving? Chances are you never have, since they don’t make much of an impact unless a particularly large one gets smeared across the windshield of your car. Well I do think about… Continue reading Self-Driving Bugaloo: How Ford Is Keeping Autonomous Car Sensors Squeaky Clean

New Ford Edge, Edge ST Use Artificial Intelligence To Help Improve Traction, Reduce Fuel Usage

New 2019 Ford Edge, including performance-enhanced Edge ST, introduces new all-wheel-drive disconnect, a first-for-Ford system that helps improve traction and reduce gas usage over the previous model All-wheel-drive disconnect switches automatically between two-wheel and all-wheel drive in a fraction of a second, using a form of artificial intelligence to sift through information like wheel slip,… Continue reading New Ford Edge, Edge ST Use Artificial Intelligence To Help Improve Traction, Reduce Fuel Usage

BMW Design keeps its eye on the future with new appointments.

Munich. Domagoj Dukec, responsible for design across the BMW brand since spring 2019, has reshuffled his team. He will be assisted by a line-up of experienced designers with many years of expertise, who will also steer the BMW M and BMW i sub-brands under his leadership. “I’m very excited about the future focus of our… Continue reading BMW Design keeps its eye on the future with new appointments.