Ford Opens New Silicon Valley Research Center Led By Former Apple Engineer - Forbes: "At the 25,000-square-foot facility today, Ford CEO Mark Fields was there to made it clear the car maker was hunting for the latest and greatest technology out there.
“As we think about coming to Silicon Valley, we want to be viewed as part of the ecosystem here,” Fields said. “Silicon Valley is a marketplace of ideas and it’s important to be here and be a part of that. The research center is another proof point of that.”
Ford has had a research center in the area since 2012, but this represents a major uptick in the company’s presence. The old office used to house only eight employees, while this new one currently has 20 engineers—mostly in software—and with plans to increase that number to 125 this year. That’ll makes Ford’s research center one of the biggest among car makers, according to Ford."
'via Blog this'
Friday, January 23, 2015
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment