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Progress on the road to autonomy

A Ford Fusion navigates an autonomous testing site in Ann Arbor, Mich. (FORD)
June 27, 2017 05:00 AM
MOBILITY_170809994_AR_0_EAHLLOSYOZTU.jpg Richard Truett covers technology and engineering for Automotive News

ANN ARBOR -- Codrin Cionca's left hand grasps the roof-mounted grab handle while his right hand rests on his leg. Cionca, a Ford engineer working on the company's autonomous vehicles, puts the Fusion's transmission into L, which powers up the car's self-driving electronics. Then he moves his feet off the pedals.

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