Very much about self-driving cars in automotive right now. A number of manufacturers are working on this and you can already buy cars, which in practice is totally self-driving over longer distances.
So far, the technology is mainly subject expensive cars, some of the first out is Mercedes E-class and Tesla Model S / Model X.
But also the more popular car brands have come a long way in this area.
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Exciting news
two years ago we were in Broom invited Ford research in Belgium, where we got an exclusive demo of one of the Ford then working with cutting-edge technology. Among this was a variety of security systems, which can be used in self-driving cars.
Ford had when working on this for several years, and it was evident that they approached a broader launch.
Now we have just received news that Ford in over five years will mass produce a self-driving car without steering wheel or pedals.
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Store visions
Ford announced this at a press conference in California, USA. The car should be ready in 2021. It will be manufactured in high volume and the aim is that it should be put into commercial operation, either as a self-running taxi or in a car-sharing concept.
Ford CEO Mark Fields has large ambition:
– the next decade will the automotive industry is characterized by self-driving cars. They will have as much impact on society as when Ford began producing cars on the assembly line a hundred years ago, says Fields, in a statement.
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Without steering wheel
He believes the self-driving car on term will improve road safety and simultaneously solve both social problems and environmental challenges for millions of people.
– Ford has developed and tested self-driving cars in more than 10 years. Our advantage is that we combine software and sensor technology with advanced engineering to produce high quality vehicles. That’s what it takes to make self-driving cars a reality for millions of people around the world, says Ford’s head of global product development, Raj Nair.
The car in question is a so-called Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) level 4 car. That means it runs completely on your own and take care of all traffic challenges along the way. Everything happens without the driver having to do anything. It is then not easy when the car is scheduled to ship without steering wheel and the ability to brake and gander.
Triples fleet
The self-driving car is part of Ford Smart Mobility, the company plan to become leaders in autonomous vehicles. Ford doubles while the number of employees in their teams in Silicon Valley and Palo Alto.
During the year, Ford will also triple the fleet with self-driving test cars.
Overall, there will be around 30 self-running variants of the Ford Fusion Hybrid on roads in California, Arizona and Michigan. Next year the number of additional triples.
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