Ford X incubator will research new transit ideas

Ford is getting experimental. 

It acquired two companies to jumpstart an incubator for transit ideas called Ford X.

The new team (with a name reminiscent of Google X) will look into new products and services with a focus on mobility businesses like Chariot, the ride-sharing shuttle service it bought in 2016.

As part of this focus on experimenting in mobility services, Ford announced Thursday it had acquired vehicle connectivity platform Autonomic and TransLoc, a software company that provides real-time data for riders and transit systems. Read more...