“We're announcing our intent to have fully autonomous vehicles in commercial operation for a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service beginning in 2021... Ford will be mass producing vehicles capable of driving fully autonomously within five years. No steering wheel. No gas pedals. No brake pedals. A driver will not be required.”

Mark FieldsCEO

President and CEO, Ford Motor Company

Ford never mass-produced a pedal- and steering-wheel-free vehicle; the target was pushed to 2022 and then abandoned when Ford and VW shut down Argo AI in October 2022. Fields himself was ousted as CEO in 2017.