Harley Lover Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) Sounds like Level 3 it is for now. So much for that driverless future someone around here has been continuously touting: Quote In a statement to Automotive News, Ford spokesman Alan Hall said it withdrew the petition as part of a strategic decision announced in late 2022 to focus more on its advanced driver-assist system development for personally owned vehicles, "shifting away from developing Level 4 autonomous vehicles for commercial fleets." "As a result of this decision, we no longer need NHTSA to extend the exemption petition to support Level 4-related testing for Ford at this time," Hall said. https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/ford-withdraws-petition-deploy-self-driving-vehicles Edited April 1, 2023 by Harley Lover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Shocking…… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Rosadini Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 30 minutes ago, akirby said: Shocking…… Or someone came to their senses before they got to the cliff? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Overselling of tech that isn’t quite ready for prime time to pump certain companies stock prices. You see that now with “AI”… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 While it's very disappointing that Ford has fallen behind in the burgeoning Level 4 AV based mobility services market compared to Waymo, GM, Daimler, Baidu, etc., the withdrawal of Ford's NHTSA petition is a logical consequence of its decision to shut down its Argo AI subsidiary last October. Before it was shuttered, Argo AI's work enabled Ford to become the first company in the world to test Level 4 robotaxi service without safety drivers in 2 U.S. cities simultaneously. Hopefully the new Latitude AI subsidiary will get Ford back into the game sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe771476 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Why should I buy a car if I'm not going to drive it? EV's and autonomous vehicles have a long way to go when it comes to convincing buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 48 minutes ago, Joe771476 said: Why should I buy a car if I'm not going to drive it? Some reasons are safety, enhanced mobility for people with impairments that limit their ability to drive, and sustainability. Plus, you don't have to buy a car in order to take advantage of the benefits of autonomous vehicles. Mobility services involving AV deployment for robotaxis for example, don't require that the end consumer purchase the car itself. More details are available at the website for Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE), of which Ford Motor Company is a member. Pave Campaign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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