Ford More Than Happy To Let GM And FCA Front The Risks Of Self Driving Vehicles

If recent statements from Ford Motor Company were any indication, you’d think we were living in some futuristic society where our grandparents drove Nucleons and the need for a personal vehicle was almost nil. Yes, too much “mobility” talk gets under the skin.

That said, it’s Ford’s domestic rivals who are actually building and fielding production vehicles that drive themselves — and setting up businesses and partnerships that could make the automakers a bundle on the side. By next year, both General Motors and Fiat Chrysler could have self-driving vehicles roaming America, earning their companies money.

MDarringer - 6/12/2018 4:06:18 PM

+1 Boost

Toyota has often been a late adopter for the very specific reason of letting others test the waters and make mistakes.

TomM - 6/12/2018 4:13:35 PM

+4 Boost

I have yet to see a multitude of people demanding such features be in the cars they own. Certainly most of the people who post here - are likely NOT to want these features in their performance cars. Frankly - Adaptive cruise control is enough for me - and even that means that I am not paying attention as I should be at the wheel. However - a FULLY autonomous option had been available for over a century in cars - and is regularly used in CHINA for instance -it is called a Chauffeur. I am told that this is old technology - and can be expensive - but for many it seems to work just fine!