[NBC News] Ford Going Driverless: The Road to the Future?
[NBC News] Ford Going Driverless: The Road to the Future?
Most of us are comfortable with the idea of getting into a cab or limousine and letting the driver do the work of getting us to our destination. But if Ford Motor Co. has its way, there may soon be no driver up front. Most major automakers — and a number of automotive start-ups — are racing to develop the first hands-free vehicles. Nissan, for one, hopes to have a fully autonomous car in production by 2020. But Ford says it will go a step beyond. It has announced plans to eliminate the driver entirely when it launches a new line of high-tech products in 2021. “We believe autonomous vehicles, especially with the automation of the driver, will be a significant change, perhaps as significant as the moving assembly line,’ said Raj Nair, Ford’s director of global product planning. (…)
