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“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.”
President and CEO, Ford Motor Company
Said Aug 16, 2016Deadline Dec 31, 2021Mark Fields, 'Ford's Road to Full Autonomy,' LinkedIn post accompanying Ford's 'Ford Targets Fully Autonomous Vehicle for Ride Sharing in 2021' announcement, August 16, 2016
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.