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Ford, Google timeline
- Early 2015: Ford and Google enter talks to partner on autonomous technology.
- September 2015: John Krafcik is named CEO of the Google X self-driving car project.
- Early December 2015: Ford CEO Mark Fields travels to Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., to discuss the deal.
- Dec. 21, 2015: News breaks that Ford and Google are in discussions.
- January 2016: Google backs out of the talks.
- February 2016: Executive Chairman Bill Ford brings the Ford Motor board to tour Silicon Valley companies; witnesses the warm welcome Jim Hackett receives from many people.
- March 2016: Hackett steps down from the board to lead Ford Smart Mobility, an independent, Silicon Valley-based subsidiary focusing on mobility investments.
- May 22, 2017: Hackett is named Ford CEO.
At the end of 2015, it looked like Ford's then-CEO Mark Fields was going to score a big win: a partnership with Google to develop autonomous vehicles.
