Ford Invests in Autonomous Cars - Tech Exec

The race for autonomous cars is starting to heat up after Ford announced they will be investing a billion dollars over the next five years into Argo AI, an artificial intelligence company. Ford have previously made it clear to the public they will be releasing a self-driving car in 2021 and this monumental investment into developing the best AI technology only reinforces their commitment to the cause. Argo AI, founded by former Google and Uber leaders, will be sharing their robotics and AI expertise with Ford to further develop Ford's already advanced virtual driver system. Ford President and CEO, Mark Fields, compares autonomous vehicles to Ford's previous accomplishments in terms of their impact. "The next decade will be defined by the automation of the automobile, and autonomous vehicles will have as significant an impact on society as Ford's moving assembly line did 100 years ago," he said.