Ford Motor Co. on Thursday announced the formation of a unit that will develop automated driving technology for the automaker's vehicles.\nDubbed Latitude AI, the unit will be a wholly-owned Ford subsidiary that initially will focus on developing a hands-free, eyes-off system for next-generation Ford vehicles, according to a news release.\nThe announcement comes months after Ford disbanded Argo AI, a self-driving vehicle technology company in which the automaker was a major investor along with Volkswagen AG.\nFord hired about 550 Argo employees to continue working on ADAS technology for the automaker, in areas including machine learning and robotics, mapping, and cloud platforms.\n\"We see automated driving technology as an opportunity to redefine the relationship between people and their vehicles,\" Doug Field, Ford's chief advanced product development and technology officer, said in a statement.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ann Arbor’s May Mobility to deploy autonomous vehicles globally with new partnership","slug":"ann-arbors-may-mobility-to-deploy-autonomous-vehicles-globally-with-new-partnership","publishDate":"2023-03-02 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-03 14:31:02.404550","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"ANN ARBOR – Autonomous vehicle technology company May Mobility has partnered with global transit technology company Via to deploy AVs across the United States and the world.\nOver the next three years, the partnership will launch thousands of AVs for public transit, according to a release.\n“Our partnership means that we can leverage each other’s strengths to address a larger customer base globally.\nAll of May Mobility’s fleets include wheelchair-accessible AVs with ADA-compliant ramping systems.\nUsers are able to permanently toggle their status to ensure they are picked up by a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"AAA Says There's a Rising Fear of Automated Vehicles","slug":"aaa-says-there-s-a-rising-fear-of-automated-vehicles","publishDate":"2023-03-02 18:00:00.048000+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-03 14:31:01.044901","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Autonomous and self-driving technologies have been at the forefront of discussions about the automotive industry for all the wrong reasons.\nA recent survey conducted by the American Automobile Association (AAA) makes it clear that more and more Americans are afraid of autonomous vehicles.\nIn case you missed it:AdvertisementAAA’s annual automated vehicle survey asked around 1,000 American adults a number of questions about their opinions about autonomous driving.\nAccording to Automotive News, 68 percent of respondents answered that they were afraid to ride in automated vehicles.\nIf manufacturers want true autonomous vehicles to be successful and widely-adopted products, they must develop reliable near-faultless services and prove self-driving’s viability to the public.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford forms automated driving subsidiary from Argo AI’s remains","slug":"ford-forms-automated-driving-subsidiary-from-argo-ais-remains","publishDate":"2023-03-02 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-03 14:31:00.523083","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Ford has launched a wholly owned subsidiary — staffed by hundreds of former employees of Argo AI — that will initially focus on commercializing a hands-free, eyes-off driver-assistance system.\nThe new 550-person company, called Latitude AI, will be dedicated to improving Ford’s existing advanced driver-assistance system known as BlueCruise and developing new automated driving technology for its next-generation of vehicles.\n“We see automated driving technology as an opportunity to redefine the relationship between people and their vehicles,” Doug Field, Ford’s chief advanced product development and technology officer, said in a statement.\nThe startup shuttered suddenly in October 2022 after Ford and VW determined they would no longer pursue AV technology, at least not under the Argo umbrella.\nThe company said it recorded a $2.7 billion noncash, pretax impairment on its investment in Argo AI.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford patents self-driving car that will take itself back to showroom if finance payments are missed","slug":"ford-patents-self-driving-car-that-will-take-itself-back-to-showroom-if-finance-payments-are-missed","publishDate":"2023-03-02 16:24:22+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-03 14:31:00.243146","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Ford has submitted a patent that see self-driving cars driving themselves back to the showroom if finance payments are missed.\nThe patent stated that Ford may also activate an audio component remotely in the car to emit a continuous unpleasant sound every time the owner is in the car.\nIf the owner still failed to make repayments, as a last resort the car could be instructed remotely by Ford to drive itself back to the showroom.\nGlobal car companies such as Ford submit patents routinely in order to protect new technologies, brand names and the company’s commercial advantage, though most patents aren’t brought to production.\nMany of the world’s biggest car-makers such as Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota use apps and connected car technology to help owners locate their car when parked, unlock the car doors or sound the horn remotely.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Autonomous Vehicle Trials Expand at Singapore Airport","slug":"autonomous-vehicle-trials-expand-at-singapore-airport","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-03 14:30:59.601793","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Singapore’s Changi Airport is to push ahead with more trials of automated equipment in tandem with U..K autonomous specialist Aurrigo.\nThe pair have announced an expanded formal partnership to develop smart tech aimed at revolutionizing aviation ground handling.\nChangi is the first airport in the world to test autonomous loading and unloading of ULDs at the aircraft stand.\nBoth Changi and Aurrigo hope that the trials will showcase the technology – and the opportunities it presents – to other airports.\nAirport ground handling faces several challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic, not least a shortage of staff after many workers left the industry.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Most drivers fear autonomous cars, AAA study says","slug":"most-drivers-fear-autonomous-cars-aaa-study-says","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-03 14:30:57.843879","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Attitudes toward autonomous cars have taken a turn for the worse.\nA new survey by AAA found that 68% of Americans \"fear\" the technology, an increase of 13% from last year.\n\"We were not expecting such a dramatic decline in trust from previous years,\" said Greg Brannon, director of automotive research for AAA.\nThe only true autonomous cars currently in use are operated through ride-hailing and delivery services, like those run by Cruise and Waymo, which operate within clearly defined areas in some cities and are monitored by a central control office.\nCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDespite the concerns about fully autonomous vehicles, AAA said that six in ten drivers would \"definitely\" or \"probably\" want their next vehicle to be equipped with an ADAS.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Fear Of Autonomous Cars Grows Among Americans, Study Shows","slug":"fear-of-autonomous-cars-grows-among-americans-study-shows","publishDate":"2023-03-02 22:30:00-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-03 14:30:57.282138","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"It’s easy to understand the appeal of self-driving cars, and for a few years, industry investment seemed to suggest that they were an inevitability.\nAs the size of the challenge, and the consequences of over-promising have become more widely known, though, trust in the technology has fallen.\nThat’s the conclusion that AAA came to after its most recent survey of attitudes towards self-driving cars.\nJust nine percent of those polled said they would trust a self-driving vehicle, down from 15 percent in 2022.\nUnfortunately for futurists in the automotive industry, the number of people who were unsure about their feelings towards self-driving cars also fell.
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