When Sheryl Connelly was growing up in Metro Detroit, she worried that the ease of newfangled power steering was going to lull Americans into oblivion.
District officials are pushing Ford to meet new standards on cybersecurity, safety and pollution as the Big Three automaker works to open driverless transportation and delivery businesses in the nation’s capital in 2021.
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October 22, 2018
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Mayor Bowser Announces Job Training Partnership for District Residents with Ford Motor Company’s Autonomous Vehicle Program
Ford and DC…
A new fleet of self-driving cars is coming to Washington, D.C. early next year. Ford Motor Company will begin testing autonomous vehicles here starting in early 2019, with plans to launch the cars commercially in 2021.