Ford-Google Alliance Could Go Beyond Just Autonomous Cars

Jennifer van der Kleut

A new article by Yahoo! Autos suggests that last week’s breaking-news announcement about a Ford-Google partnership could go beyond just the manufacturing of autonomous cars.

Google has been forthcoming with the fact that, although they are deemed to have the most advanced self-driving car technology in the game right now, with millions of miles of testing behind them, they do not wish to become a car company. Instead, they wish to license out their technology and software to established automakers. Hence, the partnership with Ford Motor Co.

Yahoo! Autos suggests the partnership may go well beyond that point, though, and perhaps include joint projects on connected-car technology and how that could provide even more cutting edge mobility solutions for consumers.

Ford just recently followed through on its promise to be the first automaker to begin testing connected and self-driving cars at Mcity, the University of Michigan’s new multi-acre testing ground.

Yahoo! Autos says Ford will soon begin testing at a new facility in North Carolina, as well as one in Silicon Valley.

Ford and Google are expected to make a formal announcement this week at CES 2016 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. Stay tuned to DriverlessTransportation.com for more news out of CES.