https://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/9463/ford-to-open-research-lab-in-silicon-valley-in-2012en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/9463/ford-to-open-research-lab-in-silicon-valley-in-2012Fri, 08 Oct 2021 04:46:26 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:2977ddd0-2686-4ad9-8553-2859a3defcabautoembeddedhttps://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/9463/ford-to-open-research-lab-in-silicon-valley-in-2012#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by autoembedded on 10/8/2021 4:46:26 AM<br /> <p style="margin:0;"><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://mashable.com/follow/topics/ford/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Ford</a> has&nbsp; announced plans to open a Research and Development lab in Silicon Valley&nbsp; in early 2012, the first such facility the company has ever opened on&nbsp; the west coast.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">It’s hardly a surprising move, though, since car tech increasingly merges with information and communication technologies.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">In recent years, Ford has been investing in technologies such as <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://mashable.com/2011/01/03/ford-sync-3-million/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">SYNC</a>, which offers in-car connectivity with smartphones and music players, and <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://mashable.com/2011/01/08/ford-shows-off-new-mobile-app-for-electric-car-owners/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">MyFord Mobile</a>, a smartphone app which displays battery info for electric vehicles such as Ford Focus Electric.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">With the new lab Ford plans to “prepare for the next 100 years” and&nbsp; develop partnerships with tech firms, startups and universities in the&nbsp; area.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The new Ford lab will be located in the San Francisco Bay area, but the exact location hasn’t been revealed yet.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">We’ll find out more about Ford’s future plans at this year’s CES, including the first live demo of the MyFord Mobile app.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Source in <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://mashable.com/2012/01/06/ford-research-lab/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Mashable</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: ford, transportation, car, automotive, auto</div>