The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Ford Motor Company: 1 model, 2 active incidents. 8 sources back the record.
Models
1
Patents
7
Overview
Ford motor Company (NYSE: F) is a global automaker developing self-driving technology through Latitude AI (wholly owned subsidiary). Partnered with Apple for Apple Maps integration in self-driving system. Developing the Ford Large Driving Model for the Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform. Founded 1903.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 2 incidents on file
Key facts
HQ
Apple Maps partnership
Self-driving subsidiary
UEV Platform
Ford Large Driving Model
Apple partnership
Data & sources
Patent documents
7
Web sources
1
8 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Ford Motor Company has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Ford Motor Company x Apple2026-07-23with Applejust announced
Ford Motor Company on the deployment map
View the global mapFord Motor Company has no verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry yet. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
No verified deployments for Ford Motor Company on the DEPLOY record yet. Track Ford Motor Company to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by Ford Motor Company, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- OpenCapability · claimed 2026-07-23
“Ford has announced it is partnering with Apple to use Apple Maps in the company's new self-driving system. Apple Maps will be integrated directly into Ford's upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform. Development of Ford's next-generation self-driving technology is led by Latitude AI, Ford's wholly owned autonomy subsidiary. Latitude is developing the Ford Large Driving Model, which supports a spectrum of self-driving capabilities derived from millions of miles of real-world driving data. Ford and Latitude design both the hardware and software.”
Disagree with a status? Ford Motor Company can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Current leadership (1)
- Jim Farley CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Henry Fordno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Henry Ford Foundersecondary-verified
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
2 incidents on record (1 catastrophic, 1 critical). Most recent: Jan 1979.
Most recent: Jan 1979
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Ford Motor Company (2)
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Ford Motor Company on the data-center map
Every verified data center Ford Motor Company operates that has a mapped coordinate (2 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.
Ford Motor Company data centers (2)
- Ford Enterprise Data Center 1 (EDC1)Dearborn · operating
- Ford Flat Rock Data CenterFlat Rock · operating
AI data centers Ford Motor Company operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
Ford Motor Company in third-party press
Michigan LIFT Launches With Up To $1 Billion In Ford Contracts And $1 Billion In JPMorganChase Financing
Ford F-150 Truck Production Down Nearly A Week at Michigan Plant Over Supply Issue
Ford Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Mentioned on (7)
Registry pages whose text names Ford Motor Company.
Companies (1)
Deployments (1)
People (4)
Partnerships
3 total · 2 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Ford Motor Company has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Ford Motor Company x Apple2026-07-23with Applejust announced
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—operating
- technology—operating
- technology2026-07-23just announced
Patent estate (7)
- US9791861B2usptograntedgranted 2017-10-17assignee
- US20150073589A1usptopendingassignee
- US10583803B2usptograntedgranted 2020-03-17assignee
- US9958864B2usptograntedgranted 2019-05-07assignee
- US11221623B2usptograntedgranted 2022-01-11assignee
- US20120101680A1usptopendingassignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Ford Motor Company’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Robert Bosch
2026-08-23Supply: Bosch sensors for Ford from Robert Bosch
New supplierNew supplier: Continental AG
2026-08-23Supply: Continental sensors for Ford from Continental AG
New supplierNew supplier: Denso Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Denso components for Ford from Denso Corporation
New supplierNew supplier: Robert Bosch
2026-08-23Supply: Bosch sensors for Ford from Robert Bosch
New supplierNew supplier: Amazon Web Services
2026-08-23Supply: AWS for Ford from Amazon Web Services
New supplierNew supplier: Mobileye
2026-08-23Supply: Mobileye EyeQ for Ford BlueCruise from Mobileye
New supplierNew supplier: BorgWarner
2026-08-23Supply: BorgWarner turbochargers for Ford from BorgWarner
New supplierNew supplier: Aptiv
2026-08-23Supply: Aptiv electrical architecture for Ford from Aptiv
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Ford Motor Company logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedJan 25, 1979
Robert Williams, first known person killed by a robot, struck by a parts-retrieval arm at...
- Incident recordedJan 25, 1979
Robert Williams killed by industrial robot at Ford Michigan Casting Center — first known...
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Ford Motor Company.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Ford Motor Company from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Michigan LIFT Launches With Up To $1 Billion In Ford Contracts And $1 Billion In JPMorganChase Financing
Ford Motor Company, JPMorganChase, the State of Michigan, Michigan Central, and Newlab have launched Michigan LIFT, the Michigan Launchpad for Industrial Innovation &…
Ford F-150 Truck Production Down Nearly A Week at Michigan Plant Over Supply Issue
Production of Ford Motor’s best-selling F-150 pickup truck has been halted for nearly a week at a Detroit-area plant, according to a memo viewed by Reuters. All production crews…
Ford Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Ford Motor Company (Ford) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2024-2025 Ford Ranger motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)…
Ford Urged to Reduce China Ties and Increase US Manufacturing
US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has urged Ford Motor Company to reduce its reliance on Chinese technology and manufacturing, citing national security concerns. In a…
Ford Motor vs. Tesla: Which Automotive Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
Ford: Duffy criticism over deals with China ‘wrongheaded attempt to capture headlines’
Ford Motor Company on Tuesday accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of spreading inaccurate information to drum up public scrutiny after Duffy criticized the automaker’s…
Trump transport chief blasts Ford’s business deals with Chinese firms
The Trump administration on Tuesday blasted Ford Motor’s business partnerships with Chinese companies, saying they posed national security concerns. US Transportation Secretary…
Trump administration blasts Ford business deals with Chinese firms
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday blasted Ford Motor's business partnerships with Chinese compani...
Ford, General Dynamics and Ricardo target UK military vehicle programme with Ranger-based platform and British industrial support
Ford Motor Company, General Dynamics Land Systems and Ricardo have formed a team to compete for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Light Mobility Vehicle programme with a platform based…
New team joins competition for UK’s Land Rover replacement program
General Dynamics Land Systems has teamed up with Ford Motor Company and Ricardo to compete for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Light Mobility Vehicle program, the companies…
Ford Recalling 149,000 Vehicles in US Over Power Loss
Ford Motor is recalling 148,663 vehicles in the U.S. due to a loss of driver power and loss of headlight function or windshield washing system function, which can reduce…
Ford Names Its Cheaper Electric Pickup the Fathom, Pricing It Below $30,000
Ford Motor Company on Thursday revealed both the name and the starting price of its long-awaited affordable electric pickup, confirming that the midsize truck will The post Ford…
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/ford-motor/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d55d9fb8-fae4-424d-9747-2026ec16f97a
- Revision history: /companies/ford-motor/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Ford Motor Company draws attention at the 80th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
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Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Oct 22, 2026