Ford R&D chief says automaker wants to develop ride hailing services

Ford Motor Co wants to develop ride hailing services that could compete with existing providers such as Uber or Lyft, the company's head of research said on Thursday. "Our vision is to be a mobility service provider, beyond building a vehicle that would be in somebody else's fleet," said Ken Washington, Ford's vice president of research. Washington spoke at a media event at which Ford unveiled a pilot program that will allow employees working at the company's Dearborn, Michigan, operations to us