Ford Motor Co at Evercore ISI Virtual New Mobility & AI Forum Transcript
Welcome back, everyone. My name is John Saager from Evercore ISI. I cover autos alongside my bold amigo and mobility partner in crime, Chris McNally.
We're very happy to welcome Ford and in particular their CTO, Dr. Ken Washington. In his role as CTO, Dr. Washington is charged with overseeing the development and implementation of the company's technology strategy as well as overseeing Ford's next-gen vehicle electrical architectures and controls and automated systems.
For a quick background on Ford's autonomous ambition, Argo AI was born out of Ford's 2017 investment in Argo and has been developed in-house by Ford over the past several years until Q2 of this year when Ford finalized an agreement with Volkswagen to create a joint venture. Argo now employs more than 1,000 people and its valuation sits at $7.5 billion.
In terms of progress and timeline for their AV ambitions, Argo AI has a timeline that they've laid out. And for ADAS, Ford's product is called the Co
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