Ford was rumored to announce a partnership with Google today at CES in Vegas , but the 115 - year - old auto manufacturer has other whoremaster up its arm . Namely , curious new partnership with Amazon and Chinese drone - maker DJI .
In an e-mail to iron out today , Fordfirst announcedthat it ’s triple its fleet of self - driving cars , play the squad up to 30 test cars , which Ford exact is the most self - driving machine of any auto manufacturer .
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The young fleet will use a tricky picayune puck of a sensor from Velodyne for 3D chromosome mapping . It ’s in reality called substantial - State Hybrid Ultra PUCK ™ Auto sensor .
But those car wo n’t just drive themselves . Oh , no . They ’ll communicate with your drones , too . ( Youbought yours over the holidays , along with an approximate half million Americans , right?)Creating drone - to - gondola communication software , which is what Ford plan to do with DJI , opens up all sort of possibilities . Imagine emergency reception radio-controlled aircraft taking off and landing from the layer of freehanded F-150 trucks , and then post data back to the driver .
Working with Amazon , meanwhile , will allow Ford car tocommunicate with smart devicesin your home , like firing and security systems , and Speaker like Amazon Echo . This integration will work with Amazon ’s by artificial means sound assistant Alexa . you could project how cool it would be to arrive at home and severalise Alexa to turn on the Red Sox plot so you do n’t miss the first pitch .
Cars are bring center stage this CES . This fusion of an auto behemoth , an internet heavyweight , and a UAV giant shows how all these technologies are converging — in a fast , very big path . Ford also announced a partnership with TechStars to provide funding and preparation for up to 12 newfangled auto - focused startup . Which means the playfulness is just start .
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