Ford to offer self-driving cars without steering wheels by 2021
Ford Motor Co. today announced its plans to begin mass producing a fully autonomous vehicle by 2021 that it will sell for ride hailing markets such as Uber.
Ford's vehicle will be manufactured with no steering wheel, no gas or brake pedal. In other words, a driver will not be required.
"The world is changing, and it's changing quickly. We're not sitting on the sidelines. Ford will be actively driving that change," Ford CEO Mark Fields said during a news conference held at the company's Palo Alto, Calif. research facility.
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