Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) shares are ticking higher after the automaker said its technology will enable drivers to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel within the next two years.
"We're getting really close," said CEO Jim Farley in an interview with Bloomberg. “We can do it now pretty regularly with a prototype, but doing it in a cost-effective way is just the progress we're going to need to make.”
Farley is optimistic that Ford can achieve the milestone by 2026, potentially making it the first mass-market car brand to offer Level 3 autonomy.
This level of autonomy allows the car to take over driving under certain conditions, enabling the driver to focus on other activities.
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