Ford to use Miami-Dade as test bed for self-driving cars

DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. is making Miami-Dade County its new test bed for self-driving vehicles. The automaker and its partners -- Domino's Pizza, ride-hailing company Lyft and delivery company Postmates -- are starting pilot programs to see how consumers react to autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. Self-driving startup and Ford partner Argo AI already has a fleet of cars in the area making the highly detailed maps that are necessary for self-driving. Ford also will establish its first-ever autonomous vehicle terminal in Miami, where it will learn how to service and deploy its test fleet. More services will likely be introduced as the partnership goes on, including Chariot, an app-based shuttle service owned by Ford.