* Michigan - Ford looking at self-driving systems for commercial trucks
--- Ford Motor Co is considering deploying self-driving vehicle technology in larger commercial vehicles and is working with multiple partners to put its autonomous vehicles on the road, a senior Ford executive told Reuters on Tuesday... Sherif Marakby, vice president of autonomous vehicles and electrification at Ford, said in an interview, recently rejoined Ford from ride-services company Uber Technologies Inc, where he oversaw development of self-driving vehicles... Ford Chief Executive Jim Hackett, who took over in May, is leading a review of the automaker's strategy, including its investments in electric and self-driving vehicles... The company is already operating Transit vans in an "on-demand" shuttle service called Chariot, which is similar to Uber Technologies Inc's ride-hailing service, and eventually could outfit those vehicles with self-driving systems... Tesla Inc and some commercial truck makers are trying to develop self-driving trucks. Ford does not make Class 8, long-haul semi trucks, but the company does build light- and medium-duty F-series trucks and Transit vans that commercial customers use to deliver goods...
(Photo: Ford Domino's self-driving pizza delivery test) -- Detroit, MICH, USA - REUTERS/The Globe and Mail, by PAUL LIENERT - AUGUST 30, 2017Labels: electric trucks makers, truckmakers news USA
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