With the world of Autonomous vehicles an already rapidly advancing field, two firms, Ford Motor Company, and Baidu, top Chinese search engine company have joined together to start analyzing self driving cars in Beijing.
Ford and Baidu to start Joint Project
On Wednesday, Ford Motor Company and Chinese firm Baidu, commonly known as“the Google of China“ announced a two-year plan to more development of fully autonomous vehicles. The two companies plan on matching Ford’s expertise in vehicles, together with Baidu’s extensive study to the world of AI, to produce automobiles that would be able to navigate with no driver. With each of those firms already making advanced in driverless car technology by themselves, it simply makes sense for both business titans to join forces. This new venture comes after a previous statement that the two companies were collaborating in June, and as the sales of Ford cars in China sink drastically. „This project marks a new milestone in the partnership between Ford and Baidu, and supports Ford’s vision to design smart vehicles that change the way we get round.“ Stated Sherif Marakby, the CEO of Ford.
Level 4 Technology by the end of 2 Years
By the end of these evaluations, They claim that the vehicles will achieve a level 4 technology in autonomous vehicle criteria; Level 4 being the 2nd greatest, only topped by degree 5, which entails cars that are able to operate with no input by a driver.
Sci-Fi becomes Fact
With driverless cars Becoming more and more of a fact by the day, and new businesses jumping into The area and improving it constantly; a future in which automobiles operated by People is a thing of the past seems to be a not so distant future after all. More on our site over at this website.
