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Walmart Teams With Ford, Argo to Launch Driverless Delivery Service
The Walmart website is where people can order their groceries for pick up or delivery. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg News)
Walmart Inc. is teaming up with Ford Motor Co. and self-driving startup Argo AI to launch a driverless delivery service in three U.S. cities.
September 15, 2021Ford-Backed Argo Chooses Citigroup, JPMorgan to Go Public
An Argo-modified Ford Fusion autonomous vehicle sits parked in New York in July 2019. (Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg News)
Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, is working with investment bankers as it prepares to go public as soon as this year with a valuation expected to top $7 billion.
July 8, 2021Ford-Backed Argo Sees New Sensor as Key for Self-Driving Cars
Argo's new sensor. (Argo AI)
Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, has developed a sensor it believes will be key to commercializing autonomous transportation in cities, suburbs and on the highway.
May 4, 2021Self-Driving Startup Argo Completes $2.6 Billion Tie-Up With VW
Cameras are seen on the roofs of Argo AI modified Ford Fusion autonomous vehicles in the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg News)
Argo AI, the self-driving startup tightly aligned with Ford Motor Co., completed an expected tie-up with Volkswagen AG involving a $2.6 billion investment from the German automaker.
June 2, 2020Ford to Begin Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Texas
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Ford Motor Co. will begin testing self-driving cars in Austin, Texas. The automaker said Sept. 25 it will begin testing there in November, when hybrid Ford Fusions equipped with hardware and software developed by self-driving partner Argo AI will hit Austin roads.
September 30, 2019VW, Ford Extend Collaboration to Electric, Self-Driving Cars
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Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. will cooperate on electric and self-driving car technology, sharing costs on a global scale to take a major step forward in the industry’s disruptive transformation.
July 12, 2019Pittsburgh Tech Firm Argo AI, Carnegie Mellon Team on Autonomous Research Center
ArgoAI headquarters in Pittsburgh (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg News)
Carnegie Mellon University is teaming with a Pittsburgh self-driving vehicle company to create a research center geared toward handling challenging road conditions, including changing weather patterns and construction zones.
June 27, 2019