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Track Ford Motor Company on Deploy.
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Key facts
HQ
Apple Maps partnership
Self-driving subsidiary
UEV Platform
Ford Large Driving Model
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
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.
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
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 (1)
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.
Recent coverage
Ford Motor Company in third-party press
Ford and Geely reportedly reach deal to produce EVs at Spanish plant
Today in History January 25 | Man Killed by a Robot for the First Time - Encyclopedia Britannica
United States Autonomous Vehicles Market Forecast and Company Analysis Report 2026-2034 Featuring BMW, Alphabet, Ford, Amazon, Apple, Mercedes-Benz, Aptiv, Baidu, DidiChuxing, General Motor - Yahoo Finance UK
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Revenue disclosed
- $187300000000 (sec_10k)
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
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...
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Ford Motor Company?
- Ford Motor Company, American automaker developing autonomous vehicle technology through Ford Autonomous Vehicles and Argo AI partnership.
- What does Ford Motor Company make?
- Ford Motor Company has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Ford Motor Company builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.
- Is Ford Motor Company publicly traded?
- Ford Motor Company is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Self-driving on the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Ford Motor Company?
- Ford Motor Company has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Self-driving (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).
- Where is Ford Motor Company headquartered?
- Ford Motor Company is headquartered in Dearborn, MI.
- Who owns Ford Motor Company?
- Ford Motor Company is owned by Self-driving, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Is Ford Motor Company a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Ford Motor Company ranks in roughly the top 7% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Are there any incidents involving Ford Motor Company?
- 1 active incident involving Ford Motor Company is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Ford Motor Company safe?
- Ford Motor Company has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 critical). Most recent: Jan 1979. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
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.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Ford Motor Company from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Ford and Geely reportedly reach deal to produce EVs at Spanish plant
Ford Motor and China’s Geely have reportedly reached an agreement for Geely to produce electric vehicles at Ford’s Almussafes plant near Valencia, Spain, Reuters reported, citing…
Today in History January 25 | Man Killed by a Robot for the First Time - Encyclopedia Britannica
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United States Autonomous Vehicles Market Forecast and Company Analysis Report 2026-2034 Featuring BMW, Alphabet, Ford, Amazon, Apple, Mercedes-Benz, Aptiv, Baidu, DidiChuxing, General Motor - Yahoo Finance UK
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Ford Plans to Mass-Produce Fully Autonomous Self-Driving Cars by 2021 - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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What Jobs do Robots do in Ford’s Production Lines? - Manufacturing Digital
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Ford: Future $30,000 Truck to Offer 'Eyes-Off' Driving - Advanced Manufacturing
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Ford Motor Company (F) Plans to Introduce its AV Technology, Here’s What You Need to Know - Yahoo Finance
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At CES, Automakers Push Software-Defined Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles - Broadband Breakfast
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Ford says it's cheaper to make self-driving tech in-house than to license one - Business Insider
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Ford and Rivian Announce Big Developments -- But Are They Buys Now? - The Motley Fool
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Ford Motor Company’s Strategy for AI Dominance - Klover.ai
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Cox Automotive Analysis: Ford Motor Company’s Q1 2023 U.S. Market Performance - Cox Automotive Inc.
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- REST API: /v1/companies/d55d9fb8-fae4-424d-9747-2026ec16f97a
- Revision history: /companies/ford-motor/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Ford Motor Company against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 24, 2026