Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 115 with 0 posters participating Share this story If you purchased a new car in the past few years, chances are good that it contains at least one embedded modem, which it uses to offer some connected services. The benefits, we’ve been told, are numerous and include convenience… Read More »
Bloomberg | Getty Images reader comments 35 with 23 posters participating Share this story In an effort to combat the ongoing global chip shortage, chipmaker GlobalFoundries and the Ford Motor Company have announced a “strategic collaboration” today, both via press release and coverage in The Wall Street Journal. The “non-binding agreement,” according to the release,… Read More »
Enlarge / A rendering of the BlueOvalSK campus in Glendale, Kentucky. reader comments 60 with 43 posters participating, including story author Share this story On Monday, the Ford Motor Company announced a massive investment to build electric vehicles in Kentucky and Tennessee. Together with partner SK Innovation, it will invest $11.4 billion and create around… Read More »
Enlarge / Lyft will switch its map provider from Google to Here. reader comments 57 with 46 posters participating Share this story The ride-hailing company Lyft is changing up its search data and places provider, which until now have been powered by Google. Lyft will now use Here instead. Lyft says the switch will mean… Read More »
Enlarge / Ford is adding artificial intelligence to its robotic assembly lines. reader comments 32 with 22 posters participating Share this story In 1913, Henry Ford revolutionized car-making with the first moving assembly line, an innovation that made piecing together new vehicles faster and more efficient. Some hundred years later, Ford is now using artificial… Read More »