Ford Creates Artificial Intelligence Team

DEARBORN, MI — Ford’s steady march toward becoming a mobility company is getting an internal boost with the creation of a Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Research team. A key task for the new team will be to move autonomous technology forward at a rapid pace. Ford plans to have a fully autonomous vehicle for sale by 2021.

Ken Washington, Ford vice president of research and advanced engineering and chief technology officer, wrote in a Thursday blog post that “the impact of robotics and artificial intelligence on the way we get around — even in just the next five to 10 years — is potentially enormous,” and the new team will help Ford focus on developing elements to help the company meet its goal to change how people move.

The team brings parts of Ford’s research wing onto one team to evaluate vehicle sensor technology, machine learning methods and the development of personal mobility devices, drones and “other aerial robotics to enhance first-and-last mile travel,” according to Washington’s blog.

For more, go to the Detroit News.

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