Smart City Updates
Ford to launch Smart Shuttles piloting in Chennai
Ford Motor Co is all set to partner in Indian smart cities smart mobility drive. By the end of 2017, the US major MNC’s arm Ford Smart Mobility LLC is going to launch a pilot project of its smart shuttle services in India through its Chennai team. The Ford shuttle service would be based on data analytics of traffic, number of people travelling from a particular area to the same destination at the same time etc. Ford Smart Mobility (FSM) LLC CEO Rajendra Rao said, "Our goal is to improve efficiency in the shared mobility space...We have identified a need in India to partner with cities." However, as the project is in very early stages the date for commercial roll out is not yet finalised. The company's team in India will use its global template like FSM's "global playbook" etc. to deliver solutions in the country. The company is also in talks Indore authorities.
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