Ford and Silicon Valley-based Autonomic will work together to build a new open platform upon which cities can build out infrastructure communications, including connected traffic lights and parking spots, called the “Transportation Mobility Cloud.” Ford CEO Jim Hackett announced the news on Monday at the CES 2018 keynote kicking off the annual conference. The platform… Continue reading Ford and Autonomic are building a smart city cloud platform
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Ford Partners With Postmates To Pilot Customer, Merchant Interaction With Self-Driving Vehicles
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Postmates, the only on-demand platform that can deliver anything from anywhere, and Ford Motor Co., today announce that they are partnering to test the experience of self-driving vehicle deliveries in 2018. Postmates will partner with Ford to conduct pilot programs that explore how self-driving technology could change the… Continue reading Ford Partners With Postmates To Pilot Customer, Merchant Interaction With Self-Driving Vehicles
Ford’s December China vehicle sales falls 9 pct
(Corrects day to Tuesday, not Monday, in first paragraph) SHANGHAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s sales in China fell 9 percent in December from a year ago, following an 8 percent decline in November, the U.S. automaker said on Tuesday. Its sales in China for 2017 totalled 1.19 million vehicles, down 6 percent… Continue reading Ford’s December China vehicle sales falls 9 pct
Ford at CES: Taking Back the Streets – Using Systems Thinking to Return Our City Streets to the Community
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 solutions.… Continue reading Ford at CES: Taking Back the Streets – Using Systems Thinking to Return Our City Streets to the Community
Taking Back the Streets: Using Systems Thinking to Return Our City Streets to the Community
Taking Back the Streets: Using Systems Thinking to Return Our City Streets to the Community By Marcy Klevorn, Ford Executive Vice President and President, Mobility From subway systems and bus lines to taxi fleets, ride-hailing services and personal vehicles, cities offer lots of ways to get around. This abundance of choice must make life easier,… Continue reading Taking Back the Streets: Using Systems Thinking to Return Our City Streets to the Community
Ford at CES: Together, Let’s Take Back the Streets
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 solutions.… Continue reading Ford at CES: Together, Let’s Take Back the Streets
Ford GoBikes are going electric in San Francisco
Motivate, the company behind the San Francisco Yay (Bay) Area’s bike-share system, is adding pedal-assist e-bikes to its fleets this April. The one-year pilot will launch with 250 of these e-bikes in San Francisco, the company announced today. The bikes, created by startup GenZe, are designed to assist riders as they’re pedaling, therefore reducing the… Continue reading Ford GoBikes are going electric in San Francisco
Vauxhall cuts further 250 jobs at Ellesmere Port factory
Vauxhall is to cut a further 250 jobs at its plant in Cheshire as it slashes production of the Astra. The carmaker, sold to Peugeot owner PSA by General Motors last year, said the losses would be on top of 400 redundancies announced in October as it moves to a single daily manufacturing shift from… Continue reading Vauxhall cuts further 250 jobs at Ellesmere Port factory
Press release No. 02/2018 – Number 1 of the segments in December 2017
date 08/01/2018 Flensburg, January 8, 2018. In the month under review December 2017, there were a total of seven management changes. in the segment the minis is now the Smart fortwo , in the small car of the Mini Mini and in the upper middle class the BMW 5 Series first of all. The upper… Continue reading Press release No. 02/2018 – Number 1 of the segments in December 2017
This is going to be the world of the automobile and mobility in 2018
The study2025 Automotive 360º VisionIt is not a crystal ball, but it is a tool that anticipates tendencies of evolution in the automobile sector and mobility. This time we want to share with you some of our impressions for next year, while we take the opportunity to wish you a great 2018. Today we all… Continue reading This is going to be the world of the automobile and mobility in 2018