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Ford to Build Factory in Michigan for Autonomous Vehicles
Ford Motor has announced plans to build its first autonomous vehicles at a production center in Michigan.
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Ford Motor has announced plans to construct its first autonomous vehicles (AVs) at a $50-million production center in Michigan.
Fabrication of the self-driving vehicles is expected to begin in 2021.
The new plant will take new commercial-grade hybrid models and incorporate the self-driving technology needed to turn them into autonomous vehicles.
Said Ford’s Joe Hinrichs, "This facility will be about more than just putting the brains into these autonomous vehicles. We will use the AV production center to upgrade the interiors and add the technology customers will want for a particular self-driving model.”
Ford's development of autonomous and electric vehicles is at the core of CEO Jim Hackett's plan to remake the automaker.
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