{"id":56694,"date":"2023-04-17T17:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T22:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/?p=56694"},"modified":"2023-04-17T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T22:14:24","slug":"ford-ai-assist-assembly-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/ford-ai-assist-assembly-line","title":{"rendered":"Ford Cars Could Soon Drive Themselves Off the Assembly Line \u2013 AI Trial Aims to Enhance European EV Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/cars\/ford.htm\">Ford<\/a> trials AI tech to enable electric vehicles produced at the Ford Cologne EV Centre, in Germany, to drive off the assembly line with no-one at the wheel<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Automated driving tech could enhance efficiency and safety at the plant. Vehicles also autonomously attend final testing, self-charge, and park up ready for delivery<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The E-SELF research project is among a range of initiatives designed to enhance the Ford Cologne EV Centre, where production of EVs begins this year<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>By 2026, Ford plans to sell 600,000 EVs in Europe each year. Ford in Europe is committed to offering an all-electric portfolio of passenger vehicles by 2030<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more than 100 years, vehicles around the world have been rolling off Ford assembly lines. Until now, there has been somebody at the wheel, but this could soon be about to change.<\/p>\n<p>Ford is trialling AI-powered automated driving technology designed to make the process more efficient. For the project, vehicles not only drive themselves off the assembly line, they also self\u2011drive to final testing stations and self-charge before parking up ready for delivery to customers.<\/p>\n<p>The E-SELF project is among a range of initiatives that Ford is exploring as it prepares the Ford Cologne EV Centre, in Germany \u2013 subject of a $2 billion investment \u2013 where EV production will begin this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFord is reinventing its portfolio of vehicles in Europe and exploring how we produce our new EVs is integral to that process,\u201d said Ford project lead Frank Schwarz. \u201cIntroducing self-driving technology to the assembly line could support efficiency and safety while enabling employees to focus on critical tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Ford unveiled the new all-electric Explorer that will be the company\u2019s first electric passenger vehicle to be built at scale at the Ford Cologne EV Centre. By 2026, Ford plans to sell 600,000 EVs in Europe each year and is committed to offering an all-electric portfolio of passenger vehicles by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Ford is conducting the two-and-a-half-year trial with partners Institute of Automotive Engineering of the Technische Universit\u00e4t Braunschweig and Kopernikus Automotive. The Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection provided \u20ac2 million funding.<\/p>\n<p>The E-SELF project uses vehicle-to-infrastructure communication to control and monitor vehicles. Sensors located around the plant can identify hazards in the vehicle\u2019s path, such as a person or another car, and vehicles are slowed or brought to a halt as required.<\/p>\n<p>Final testing alone can involve a dozen or more trips between different locations before vehicles are parked up ready for collection and delivery by road, rail and ferry. Using AI technology, those vehicles would simply drive themselves and be charged and ready to go. It works for all vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, electronic stability control, an electric handbrake and assisted steering; the only additional requirement is a smart communication unit to enable the interaction with the infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Ford, a global American brand woven into the fabric of Europe for more than 100 years, is committed to freedom of movement that goes hand-in-hand with looking after the planet and each other. The company\u2019s Ford+ plan, with Model e, Ford Pro and the Ford Blue business units is accelerating its European transformation to an all-electric and carbon neutral future by 2035. The company is driving forward with bold, new EVs, each one designed with European drivers in mind and innovating with services to help people connect, communities grow, and businesses thrive. Selling and servicing Ford vehicles in 50 individual European markets,\u00a0operations also include the Ford Motor Credit Company, Ford Customer Service Division and 14 manufacturing facilities (eight wholly owned and six unconsolidated joint venture facilities) with four centres based in Cologne, Germany; Valencia, Spain and at our joint venture in Craiova, Romania and Kocaeli, T\u00fcrkiye. \u00a0Ford employs approximately 34,000 people at its wholly owned facilities and consolidated joint ventures and approximately 54,000 people including unconsolidated businesses across Europe. More information about the company, its products and Ford Credit is available at corporate.ford.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Gallery<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-56694 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E-SELF-001-copy.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E-SELF-001-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"Ford Assembly Line\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E-SELF-001-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E-SELF-001-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E-SELF-001-copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/E-SELF-001-copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; 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