Ford to build 'high volume' of driverless cars for ride-sharing services
by Rupert Neate in New York from on (#1QQ04)
Carmaker announces plans to make self-driving vehicles for companies such as Uber and Lyft by 2021, saying automation of cars will define the next decade
The robot car wars moved up a gear on Tuesday when Ford announced it would produce a fleet of driverless cars for ride-sharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, by 2021.
Mark Fields, Ford's president and chief executive, said the next decade would be "defined by automation of the automobile" and the switch to driverless travel would affect society as much as the introduction of the assembly line, allowing mass-produced cars, did a century ago.
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