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Ford dabbles in shuttles and bike sharing in San Francisco
Not content with just announcing that it'll have autonomous car sharing available in five years, Ford is now adding two more means of transportation for urban areas: bikes and shuttles. In front of San Francisco city hall, CEO Mark Fields announced that the automaker had purchased local shuttle service Chariot, and proceed to show off a new fleet for a bike sharing system.
Ford will test autonomous cars in California next year
Ford's autonomous vehicles will be joining Google, Mercedes and Audi on California roads in the coming year. The automaker secured permits to operate specially built Fusion Hybrids out of the company's Research and Innovation Center in Palo Alto.
