"Ford Motor Co." news, interviews, and features

News about Ford Motor Co.

• Ford uses Microsoft cloud to seamlessly update cars

  Ford Motor Co. is moving to automatically update its cars infotainment systems using Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

• Ford drives scheduling with artificial intelligence

  At Ford Motor Co., managers who were struggling to devise a schedule for the growing number of people in a three-year program for new hires ...

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for January 22

  Ford drives into the Valley ... Oracle promises cheaper hardware ... Samsung-Blackberry deal still in play ... and more

• Honda rolls out pedestrian detection for Legend sedan

  The 2015 Honda Legend will have millimeter-wave radar and a windshield camera

• Ford wants to keep drivers alert on the long road to autonomous cars

  Automation will gradually ease driving, but drivers will have to stay alert

• Ford exec says it doesn't collect or share car location data

  Automaker contends it only uses data for customer requests and to troubleshoot problems

Features about Ford Motor Co.

• This is your car on an iPhone: An app-driven road trip in the 2014 Ford Fusion Energi SE

  The MyFord Mobile app helps manage your charge, lock and unlock doors, and compete with other do-gooders for the greenest driving habits.

• How analytics helped Ford turn its fortunes

  Ford is using big data to drive virtually every aspect of its global turnaround.

• Car tech: The connected car arrives

  Welcome to the era of cars that connect to the Internet, to each other and to the public infrastructure