{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/ford-is-creating-a-new-division-to-lead-its-partial-autonomy-and-hands-free-driving-tech/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Ford is creating a new division to lead its partial autonomy and hands-free driving tech","slug":"ford-is-creating-a-new-division-to-lead-its-partial-autonomy-and-hands-free-driving-tech","createdLocal":"2023-03-03 14:30:55.002010","publishDate":"2023-03-02 00:00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/2/23622058/ford-latitude-ai-level-3-hands-free-driving-automated-argo"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Ford announced the creation of a new wholly owned subsidiary called Latitude AI to lead its efforts to develop a hands-free, eye-off, unsupervised driving system.\nThe company has rehired about 550 employees from Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle operator that shut down last year after Ford pulled its funding.\nLatitude AI will be based in Pittsburgh, which is where Argo AI was previously headquartered and has emerged in recent years as a hub of AV research and startups.\nWhen Argo AI shut down, Ford said it would shift its spending from Level 4 driverless technology to Level 2 and Level 3 driver-assist products.\nTo be sure, Level 4 autonomous vehicles are enormously expensive to develop and maintain.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"ford-is-creating-a-new-division-to-lead-its-partial-autonomy-and-hands-free-driving-tech"}}}