On the Dash: Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering team is targeting faster development cycles as vehicle technology and consumer expectations continue to evolve. AI, simplified vehicle architectures and rapid testing are helping Ford accelerate software, battery and vehicle development. Ford is applying lessons from its skunkworks program and the Fathom EV across its broader product lineup. Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering (R&A) team is targeting faster development cycles as vehicle technology and consumer expectations continue to evolve, using artificial intelligence, simplified vehicle architectures and rapid testing to accelerate software, battery and vehicle development. The team is also applying lessons from Ford’s skunkworks program and the Fathom EV across the automaker’s…
