- Ford has chosen Miami as its development hub for future self-driving vehicle fleets.
- The carmaker is developing an all-new, fully autonomous vehicles that could be used for robotaxi fleets or deliveries.
- That vehicle will arrive in 2021.
- The company will establish a logistics terminal in Miami and begin working with partners such as Domino's and Postmates.
- Miami was chosen due to its combination of driving challenges and good weather.
Ford has big plans for full autonomous vehicles. By 2021, the carmaker intends to launch a car that can drive itself and deliver goods — and have no steering wheels or other controls.
That ambitious objective took a leap forward on Tuesday when the company announced that after considering several US cities in which to test new services and businesses and develop autonomous technology, it had settled in Miami as the location for its pilot program.
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