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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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With the new facility, Ford expects to have one of the largest automotive manufacturer research centers in Silicon Valley by the end of the year, with 125 researchers, engineers and scientists. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from its Haas School of Business. Maciuca holds a Ph.D.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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Ford engineers are working with HP to track the driving habits of 100 vehicles used nationwide by HP employees for work and personal commuting. Remote Repositioning, Atlanta. Parking Spotter, Atlanta. Fields noted that today’s cars produce a massive amount of data—upwards of 25 gigabytes of information per hour.

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