Ford X incubator will research new transit ideas
 

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, the ride-sharing shuttle service it bought in 2016.

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As part of this focus on experimenting in mobility services, Ford announced Thursday it had acquired vehicle connectivity platform Autonomic and TransLoc, a software company that provides real-time data for riders and transit systems. Read more...

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