Ford setting the foundation for autonomous and driverless cars

Ford is chasing the futurw and has started by investing in or collaborating with four startups to enhance its autonomous vehicle development, doubling its Silicon Valley team and more than doubling its Palo Alto campus.

“The next decade will be defined by automation of the automobile, and we see autonomous vehicles as having as significant an impact on society as Ford’s moving assembly line did 100 years ago,” said Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company president and CEO. “We’re dedicated to putting on the road an autonomous vehicle that can improve safety and solve social and environmental challenges for millions of people – not just those who can afford luxury vehicles.”

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Ford's GT configurator lets you customize the supercar as you like it

Whether you actually have the funds to buy one or not, Fords new GT supercar can be yours, or at least seem like it is, when you design how it looks with the car's online configurator. It lets the potential 500 buyers design the car how they would like it to look. The changes are rather simple though, you can customize the interior and exterior color choices, wheel choices, and the like. On the site, there also seems to be two Series options that are listed as coming soon, these might be some special edition liveries for a special car.

Source: Ford | Via: SlashGear

Ford's new police vehicle doors can stop armour-piercing bullets

Forget technology, Ford has just upped the ante on armoured police vehicles which can now stop armour-piercing bullets.

Coming soon to Ford Interceptor sedans and SUV's, the doors are designed to stop a .30-calibre shot from a high-powered rifle. Crafted from ceramic tile, which breaks up the bullet and with a layer of Kevlar-like weave that can catch the shrapnel.

Previous versions of Ford's ballistic panels, which cost $1,500 per door,  could protect against handgun fire and non-armour piercing rounds, these upgrades level the playing field against tactical weapons and high-powered automatic handguns and rifles. Ford says the doors are strictly for law enforcement and will not be sold to non-police customers.

Source: CTV News

Ford to focus on power and high-performance at the Canadian International AutoShow

With a plan to bring 12 new performance vehicles to the global market by 2020, Ford is bringing a unique collection of six of its performance vehicles to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre that is sure to get the blood flowing of any car enthusiast.

“This is a supercharged exhibit that is packing plenty of horsepower into a small space,” says Jim Hartford, Vice President of Marketing for Ford of Canada. “The Ford Performance Zone is a must-see at this year’s AutoShow.”

The highlights of the Ford Performance Zone are most certainly the cars:

• The ALL NEW 2017 Ford GT (which had its Canadian reveal at the 2015 AutoShow)
• 2017 F150 Raptor
• 2016 Shelby GT350R
• Focus RS
• Focus ST
• Fiesta ST

Complementing this incredible roster of vehicles is four Forza racing simulators, the Ford Raptors photobomb activation, two basketball nets over the AutoShow Opening/NBA All-Star Weekend and a customer lounge including charging stations for your devices.  

Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey will also be hand to help Ford open the 2016 Canadian International AutoShow on Feb. 12.