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01-26-2018, 09:22 AM
Ford X incubator will research new transit ideas
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Ford is getting experimental.*
It acquired two companies to jumpstart an incubator for transit ideas called Ford X.
The new team (with a name reminiscent of Google X) will look into new products and services with a focus on mobility businesses like Chariot (https://mashable.com/2016/09/09/ford-chariot-smart-mobility/), the ride-sharing shuttle service it bought in 2016.
SEE ALSO: Ford will roll out a new self-driving car design and strategy next year (http://mashable.com/2017/12/07/ford-autonomous-car-development/)
As part of this focus on experimenting in mobility services, Ford announced Thursday (https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/01/25/ford-realigns-mobility-group.html) it had acquired vehicle connectivity platform Autonomic and TransLoc, a software company that provides real-time data for riders and transit systems. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/01/25/ford-x-transportation-startups-incubator/)
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Ford is getting experimental.*
It acquired two companies to jumpstart an incubator for transit ideas called Ford X.
The new team (with a name reminiscent of Google X) will look into new products and services with a focus on mobility businesses like Chariot (https://mashable.com/2016/09/09/ford-chariot-smart-mobility/), the ride-sharing shuttle service it bought in 2016.
SEE ALSO: Ford will roll out a new self-driving car design and strategy next year (http://mashable.com/2017/12/07/ford-autonomous-car-development/)
As part of this focus on experimenting in mobility services, Ford announced Thursday (https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/01/25/ford-realigns-mobility-group.html) it had acquired vehicle connectivity platform Autonomic and TransLoc, a software company that provides real-time data for riders and transit systems. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/01/25/ford-x-transportation-startups-incubator/)
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