'Crack that code': Ford CEO Jim Hackett promises fuel-efficient SUVs
Having cake, eating it too: People want crossovers with the mileage of sedans.
Having cake, eating it too: People want crossovers with the mileage of sedans.
"The idea is to think big, move fast and make quicker decisions."
Ford's VP for autonomy says Domino's delivery is just an appetizer.
The auto industry is dominated by traditional, entrenched players. But, now that cars are as much about software, tech and connectivity as they are about powertrains and sheet metal, startups are poised to have a bigger impact on the industry than ever before.
In response to my last column on this subject – Future Fuel Economy Mandates, Part I: 54.5 mpg is going to be hard to reach – commenter TxPatriot wondered why (non-hybrid) modern cars can't deliver the 53-58-mpg fuel economy he says his 1989 Geo Metro does. "I've yet to receive a satisfactory answer to this question," he wrote.