Ford Motor Co. is aiming to add about 400 engineers and create a R&D centre with a cost of $375 million in a bid to enhance its connected vehicle technology. The facility will be located in Ottawa employing 300 engineers and will focus on infotainment, in-vehicle modems. gateway modules, driver assist features and autonomous vehicles. Ford, with its similar centres in Waterloo, Oakville, North Carolina and Florida is really interested in pushing forward the connected mobility technology and Raj Nair, Ford’s CTO says that,” Connectivity is the critical component to the future of mobility. Whether it’s providing information to help reduce congestion in cities, allowing vehicles and infrastructure to communicate to keep us safer on the road or simply knowing all your personal settings when you enter a self-driving vehicle, connectivity is the key. By more than doubling our connectivity talent and establishing a research centre, we can innovate faster and deliver more software and services to exceed our customer’s expectations”. There are also plans to include Amazon Alexa voice recognition system into the nameplates, and is adding wifi hotspots as an option in 2018 model year vehicles.
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