Ford rehires human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrkd41n2v9o?ref=karlbode.com
"Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that would produce a high-quality product," he said.
Electric 2012 Ford Focus now available to reserve online | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/2/2533771/2012-ford-focus-electric
Article note: I kind of want this. While it may not have the style of an electric DeLorean, Ford's now letting consumers get in line for the 2012 all-electric Focus, which carries a base MSRP of $39,200. The Focus will be going head to head with Nissan's Leaf and Chevy's Volt in the expanding e...
Mercury Mariner Hybrid
http://www.marinerhybrid.net
This guy complains about various miscommunicated / wrong details on a vehicle he purchased, and sums it all up with: "NEVER NEVER NEVER Buy a vehicle without seeing/driving it first." HURRRR
ClickOnDetroit.com - Automotive - Ford To Monitor, Time Employees' Potty Breaks
http://www.clickondetroit.com/automotive/5187150/detail.html?psp=news&rss=det
This sounds quite nutty. Hell, why don't they just make the bathrooms cost a buck a minute or so and recoup losses that way?