Ford Announces AI Voice Assistant for 2027 and Level 3 Autonomous Driving for 2028
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Andrew J. Hawkins
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Summary
Ford announced plans to develop an AI voice assistant for its vehicles in 2027 and Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities by 2028. The company will build core technology in-house, including electronic and computer modules, to reduce costs and maintain control, though it won't develop its own large-language models or silicon like Tesla and Rivian. Ford aims to make the technology more affordable through in-house software and hardware design.
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· 4 pulledFord said it would be developing a lot of the core technology around these products in-house in order to reduce costs and retain greater control over.
By designing our own software and hardware in-house, we've found a way to make this technology more affordable.
The company isn't creating its own large-language models or designing its own silicon, like Tesla and Rivian.
Instead, it will be building its own electronic and computer modules that are smaller and more efficient than the systems that are currently in place.
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