Ford will release a fully self-driving car within 5 years.
The American company Ford intends to have five years, i.e. by 2021, to produce the first fully self-driving car in which there will be a steering wheel and pedals, said in a press release.
“We work hard to take on the road appeared Autonomous vehicle which can improve safety and solve social and environmental problems for millions of people,” said mark fields, President and CEO of Ford.
For the speedy implementation of the project “Ford gives support to up to four start-UPS. Velodyne, for example, will begin work on the development of optical rangefinder; SAIP will teach the drone to maximally adapt to environment; Nirenberg Neuroscience will deal with navigation aspects.
“Today we are actively working with more than 40 startups and are cooperating closely with many business incubators, allowing us to accelerate the development of technologies,” said Ken Washington, Vice President, research and advanced technology Ford.
