Ford plans self-driving car for ride share fleets in 2021

By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co plans to offer a fully automated driverless vehicle to commercial ride sharing fleets such as Uber in 2021, the automaker announced Tuesday. Ford Chief Technical Officer Raj Nair in an interview said the company likely will not offer a similar driverless car, without steering wheel or pedals, to consumers until 2025 or later. Nair also said Ford, unlike many of its competitors, has no plans to offer highly automated, but incremental systems that