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Ford Invests $1 Billion in New Artificial Intelligence Company to Bolster Autonomous Vehicle Leadership

February 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)  announced Friday it is investing $1 billion during the next five years in Argo AI, an artificial intelligence company, to develop a virtual driver system for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle coming in 2021 – and for potential license to other companies.

Founded by former Google and Uber leaders, Argo AI is bringing together some of the most experienced roboticists and engineers working in autonomy from inside and outside of Ford. The team of experts in robotics and artificial intelligence is led by Argo AI founders Bryan Salesky, company CEO, and Peter Rander, company COO. Both are alumni

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