Collaboration builds on both companies’ commitments to environmental stewardship CHICAGO and DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 4, 2019 – Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housing. Every year, millions of… Continue reading @Ford: Double Shot of Sustainability: Ford and McDonald’s Collaborate to Convert Coffee Bean Skin into Car Parts
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GM just made a big behind-the-scenes move to boost robot cars – Detroit Free Press
CLOSE General Motors announced plans to close three assembly plants, one each in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario before the end of 2019. Wochit Cruise Automation’s Dan Kan and Kyle Vogt pose for a photo with General Motors’ Dan Ammann at Cruise Automation offices in San Francisco, Calif. on Nov. 20, 2018. (Photo: Noah Berger, General… Continue reading GM just made a big behind-the-scenes move to boost robot cars – Detroit Free Press
Ford GoRide Health shifts to autonomy and shuts down in five cities
Sponsored Links Ford It seemed like things were going well for Ford’s GoRide Health, a service that offered non-emergency transportation to hospitals and other health care facilities. This spring, it outlined a plan to expand into 40 cities over the course of four years. Instead, Ford is shutting the service down in the five cities… Continue reading Ford GoRide Health shifts to autonomy and shuts down in five cities
Damaged Ford F-350 Pickup Leads Musk To Comment On Tesla Cybertruck
Seeing a Ford F-350 get twisted pushes Musk to speak up and share. Many, if not most, of today’s pickup trucks are tough, highly capable, and somewhat free of major issues. This is because automakers — especially in the United States — put trucks at the forefront of their focus due to people’s undying interest in the… Continue reading Damaged Ford F-350 Pickup Leads Musk To Comment On Tesla Cybertruck
Ford to shut down GoRide Health service and pivot to AV research
Six months ago, Ford laid out an ambitious plan to expand its GoRide Health transportation service with an aim at delivering thousands of rides every day to hospitals, doctor offices and other health care facilities by the end of the year. In a few weeks, the service, which provided transportation for non-emergency care, will no… Continue reading Ford to shut down GoRide Health service and pivot to AV research
Press Releases – Automated driving: EU auto makers publish ‘check-list’ for policy makers
Brussels, 3 December 2019 – As part of its vision to make road transport smarter and more convenient, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has drawn up a check-list of rules and regulations that need to be put in place to make automated driving a reality in the EU. “Automated driving is a paradigm shift… Continue reading Press Releases – Automated driving: EU auto makers publish ‘check-list’ for policy makers
Ford CEO Jim Hackett’s remedy for sticker shock – Automotive News
DETROIT — Cryptic. Enigmatic. Man of mumbo-jumbo. A lot of what’s written about Ford CEO Jim Hackett, now in his role for 30 months, is as much about the challenge of understanding him as what he says. But one thought stood out at the tail end of an interview on the 12th floor of Ford… Continue reading Ford CEO Jim Hackett’s remedy for sticker shock – Automotive News
Strange Animal Prowling the Streets of Michigan Points to Future Ford Fusion – The Truth About Cars
When Ford lined its domestic passenger car offerings against a brick wall, gangster-style, and unleashed its 50-round drum, one nameplate was singled out for potential preservation: Fusion. Actually, another name was supposed to live on in the form of the overseas Focus Active, but the Blue Oval kiboshed that model’s boat trip. Acrimony over the… Continue reading Strange Animal Prowling the Streets of Michigan Points to Future Ford Fusion – The Truth About Cars
Fiat Chrysler workers could vote on new contract Friday if national council blesses it
CLOSE UAW-represented Fiat Chrysler Automobiles employees could start voting on a new contract as early as Friday. (Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press) Voting on a new contract for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles workers could start as soon as Friday. The time frame is not guaranteed but would be set if the UAW-FCA National Council formally… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler workers could vote on new contract Friday if national council blesses it
Strange bedfellows: Fiat-Chrysler and Faraday Future working together on electric vehicles
Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is in discussions about using EV technology from Faraday Future and Seres (formerly SF Motors), according to a report last week by The Verge. Current and former FCA employees said that Faraday Future retrofitted FCA vehicles with its electric powertrain and started road testing. That effort follows months of reported meetings between FCA… Continue reading Strange bedfellows: Fiat-Chrysler and Faraday Future working together on electric vehicles