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… And it's worth remembering that Ford needs to worry not just about recall costs but also about loss of human life and the lawsuits that follow. Credit: Rykoff Collection/Getty Images Still, Ford's decision seems to be part of a larger trend. …
… Ford's aDRIVE app pictured lets employees go on virtual test drives with autonomous cars and pedestrian-filled streets. Credit: Ford Ford believe it's ready. …
… How important is the F-Series to Ford? Pickups are generally the most profitable vehicles in the line and the F-Series alone sells more vehicles than all six Ford SUV models combined 681,802 and almost as many as all eight Ford passenger cars 793,279 . …
… The entire Ford fleet gets Sync 3 within a year, Ford says. Sync is Ford's pioneering smartphone-to-car connection for audio and phone. This is Ford's third stab at getting Sync right since the 2008 rollout, and the first with QNX and not Microsoft as the underlying software. …
… How the Driver Behavior Project works Ford, working with the University of Nottingham, recruited 43 Ford Fiesta drivers in the London area. …
… What's less clear is if Ford plans to bring the engine to the US. Currently in the US, diesel engines are used only on Ford pickup trucks, but not sedans or SUVs. Ford instead has been focusing on hybrids and EVs. …
… Ford CEO and President Mark Fields outlined the Smart Mobility program Tuesday in San Francisco at Ford's annual Further with Ford forecasting conference for editors, writers and analysts. …
… They hope to bring hybrid vehicles to market sooner and more affordably than working separately. Interestingly, Ford and Toyota said they’ll also work together on future telematics and in-car Internet services, perhaps driving the costs so low data cellphones can be embedded in any vehicle. …
… However, this time Ford is looking to harness all that free energy the sun is raining down on us every day in a plug-in hybrid. The Ford C-Max Solar Energi has 1.5 square meters of solar panels on the roof that can juice up the battery while it's parked outside. …
… The Ford Expedition cockpit is upscale on the top, Premium, trim line. One advantage of a big car is lots of space for driver and passengers. Ford Expedition Trim Walk There are four Ford Expedition trim lines model variants . …