Technology Isn't Threatening the Auto Industry

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</div> </section> </header> <div class="article-main__content max-w-[744px]"><p><em>In this series, professionals debate the state – and future – of their industry. Read all the posts </em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/channel/the_economy?trk=prod-inf-stateofmyindustry-0615-cutline" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new?trk=prod-inf-stateofmyindustry-0615-cutline" target="_blank"><em>write your own</em></a><em> (use </em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/vsearch/ic?type=content&keywords=%23myindustry&sortBy=DD&?trk=prod-inf-stateofmyindustry-0615-cutline" target="_blank"><em>#MyIndustry</em></a><em> in the body of your post).</em></p> <p>I became a fan of cars at the age of six, when my dad bought my first set of Matchbox cars. So, to friends and family, it was not a big surprise that I chose to join the auto industry after graduating from business school 26 years ago.</p> <p>My classmates, however, had a slightly different reaction. When they heard I was headed to Dearborn, Michigan, to work for Ford Motor Company, they smiled and asked me how many classes I had failed.</p> <p>This was during the late 1980s, when everyone was swooning over Wall Street. There was a lot of excitement and buzz about the investment banks and consulting firms that were dominating American business at the time.</p> <p>Yet I chose a different path. For me, it was exciting to have the opportunity to join a company that simultaneously built one of the world’s most complex industrial products <em>and</em> the most interesting consumer products. </p> <p>Fast-forward 26 years, we now make one of the world’s ultimate <em>technology</em> products as well. And, while the industry has changed a lot during the last quarter century, we are about to enter one of the most transformative periods in our history.</p> <p>If you stand back and consider all of the enabling technologies available in our business today, we are at an inflection point in our industry. Software and connectivity technologies are driving innovation in vehicles faster than ever. New, non-traditional partners and competitors now are interested in our business. And a new generation of customers is hungry to use technology to make their lives easier.</p> <p>Some people might see this rapid change as a threat to the auto industry. For us, we view this as a huge opportunity.</p> <p>We understand the winners will be the innovators and those willing to break with tradition to find new solutions. As a business, it means we have to challenge ourselves and not take anything for granted.</p> <p>That can be difficult for a 112-year-old company. Yet we are pushing ourselves to think, to act and disrupt like a startup company. We even opened our first R&D facility in the heart of Silicon Valley to spearhead a lot of this new thinking. </p> <p>It’s also why we introduced Ford Smart Mobility, which is our plan to take connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and data analytics to the next level — ultimately working to change the way the world moves. True to who we are at Ford, we’ll make these innovations affordable and accessible to millions of people around the world, not just a select few who can afford luxury vehicles.</p> <p>To get there, we have more than 25 mobility experiments under way all across the globe. They are addressing some of the world’s most critical mobility challenges — congestion and endless traffic jams in today’s growing megacities, pollution, air quality and more.</p> <p>What we’re learning from the experiments will shape the future of our business — just as Henry Ford did more than a century ago.</p> <div class="slate-resizable-image-embed slate-image-embed__resize-left" data-image-href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/channel/the_economy?trk=prod-inf-stateofmyindustry-0615-inpostpromo"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/channel/the_economy?trk=prod-inf-stateofmyindustry-0615-inpostpromo" target="_blank"><img data-media-urn="" data-li-src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5112AQEFgPFdKIJk3g/article-inline_image-shrink_400_744/article-inline_image-shrink_400_744/0/1520200567473?e=1744848000&v=beta&t=sumTkz0zLXYw3TZBQdeBdzZ_BsXL9wuepq5ikUKkmCE" src="//:0"></a> </div> <p>Henry Ford believed that a good business makes excellent products and earns a healthy return. But he proved that a great business does all that while making people’s lives better.</p> <p>And that is the massive opportunity before us. The world is changing. Consumer priorities are shifting. Technology is evolving faster than ever before.</p> <p>It’s such an exciting time to be part of the global auto industry, and it makes me glad I chose to come to Ford more than a quarter century ago. 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You are leading in this field globally so are requested to help little help in technology side,so that we are not deceived . 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In Asia the 'attainable' sports car is probably something like a Honda Integra (too bad they don't make them anymore) or a Toyota 86. Do you think that the Mustang can become a 'World Car', sold everywhere and in several configurations that puts it within the reach of driving enthusiasts everywhere?</p>  </div>   </div> <div class="comment__actions flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center ml-2" aria-label="Comment Controls"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/signup/cold-join?session_redirect=%2Fpulse%2Fstate-technology-isnt-threatening-auto-industry-its-mark-fields%3Ftrk%3Dprod-inf-stateofmyindustry-0615-amyspost&trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_like" class="comment__action inline-block font-sans text-xs text-color-text-low-emphasis cursor-pointer" data-tracking-control-name="article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_like" data-tracking-will-navigate> <div class="flex flex-row items-center "> <icon class="action-btn__icon w-2 mr-0.5" data-svg-class-name="action-btn__icon--svg" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/70k0g8kmgdfjjymflqqzipzxj"> </icon> <span class="action-btn__button-text inline-block align-baseline"> Like </span> </div> </a> <span class="before:middot font-sans text-s text-color-text-low-emphasis"></span> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/signup/cold-join?session_redirect=%2Fpulse%2Fstate-technology-isnt-threatening-auto-industry-its-mark-fields%3Ftrk%3Dprod-inf-stateofmyindustry-0615-amyspost&trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_reply" class="comment__action inline-block font-sans text-xs text-color-text-low-emphasis cursor-pointer comment__reply" data-feed-action="replyToComment" data-feed-control="reply" data-feed-action-category="EXPAND" data-feed-action-type="expandReplyBox" data-tracking-control-name="article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_reply" data-tracking-will-navigate> <div class="flex flex-row items-center "> <icon class="action-btn__icon w-2 mr-0.5" data-svg-class-name="action-btn__icon--svg" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/4ol9mo4lxvobj5ww3va90wz1o"> </icon> <span class="action-btn__button-text inline-block align-baseline"> Reply </span> </div> </a>  <span class="comment__reactions-count font-sans text-xs text-color-text-low-emphasis border-l-1 border-solid border-color-border-low-emphasis pl-1 mx-1 hidden"> 1 Reaction </span> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="comment flex grow-1 items-stretch leading-[16px] comment-with-action my-1.5"> <div> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-gold-9b657a70?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_actor-image" data-tracking-control-name="article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_actor-image" data-tracking-will-navigate> <img class="inline-block relative rounded-[50%] w-4 h-4 bg-color-entity-ghost-background" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/9c8pery4andzj6ohjkjp54ma2" data-ghost-classes="bg-color-entity-ghost-background" data-ghost-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/9c8pery4andzj6ohjkjp54ma2" alt="Peter Gold, graphic"> </a> </div> <div class="w-full min-w-0"> <div class="comment__body ml-0.5 mb-1 pt-1 pr-1.5 pb-1 pl-1.5 rounded-[8px] rounded-tl-none relative"> <div class="comment__header flex flex-col"> <a class="text-sm link-styled no-underline leading-open comment__author truncate pr-6" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-gold-9b657a70?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_actor-name" data-tracking-control-name="article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_actor-name" data-tracking-will-navigate> Peter Gold </a> <p class="!text-xs text-color-text-low-emphasis leading-[1.33333] mb-0.5 truncate comment__author-headline">CEO . Professional Inventor</p> <span class="text-xs text-color-text-low-emphasis comment__duration-since absolute right-6 top-1 inline-block"> 9y </span> <div class="ellipsis-menu absolute right-0 top-0 !mr-0.5 babybear:!-top-0.5" data-test-id="comment__ellipsis-menu" data-feed-action="show-comment-dropdown"> <div class="collapsible-dropdown flex items-center relative hyphens-auto"> <button class="ellipsis-menu__trigger collapsible-dropdown__button btn-md btn-tertiary cursor-pointer !py-[6px] !px-1 flex items-center rounded-[50%] ellipsis-menu__trigger--small w-[32px] h-[32px] babybear:rotate-90 mamabear:!h-4 mamabear:!min-h-[32px] papabear:!h-4 papabear:!min-h-[32px]" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Open menu" data-tracking-control-name="article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_ellipsis-menu-trigger" tabindex="0"> <icon class="ellipsis-menu__trigger-icon m-0 p-0 centered-icon" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/c26vw8uiog92lvrqov98hvbxr"></icon> </button> <ul class="collapsible-dropdown__list hidden container-raised absolute w-auto overflow-y-auto flex-col items-stretch z-1 bottom-auto top-[100%]" role="menu" tabindex="-1"> <li class="ellipsis-menu__item border-t-1 border-solid border-color-border-low-emphasis first-of-type:border-none flex"> <a href="/uas/login?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fpulse%2Fstate-technology-isnt-threatening-auto-industry-its-mark-fields&trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_ellipsis-menu-semaphore-sign-in-redirect&guestReportContentType=COMMENT&_f=guest-reporting" data-tracking-control-name="article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_ellipsis-menu-semaphore-sign-in-redirect" data-tracking-will-navigate data-item-type="semaphore" data-semaphore-content-type="COMMENT" data-semaphore-content-urn="urn:li:comment:(urn:li:article:8791772920768538503,6051810879178047490)" data-semaphore-tracking-prefix="article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_ellipsis-menu-semaphore" data-is-logged-in="false" data-modal="semaphore__toggle" class="semaphore__toggle visited:text-color-text-secondary ellipsis-menu__semaphore ellipsis-menu__item-button flex items-center w-full p-1 cursor-pointer font-sans text-sm font-bold link-styled focus:link-styled link:no-underline active:bg-color-background-container-tint focus:bg-color-background-container-tint hover:bg-color-background-container-tint outline-offset-[-2px]">  <icon class="ellipsis-menu__item-icon text-color-text h-[24px] w-[24px] mr-1" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/iq0x9q37wj214o129ai1yjut"> </icon> Report this comment </a>  </li>  </ul>  </div> </div> </div> <div class="attributed-text-segment-list__container relative mt-1 mb-1.5 babybear:mt-0 babybear:mb-0.5"> <p class="attributed-text-segment-list__content text-color-text !text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap break-words comment__text babybear:mt-0.5" dir="ltr">HIGH TECH IS GREAT, LOW TECH IS MORE PROFITABLE HAVING HIGH TECH RESULTS. HENRY FORD KNEW THIS. NO I AM NOT HENRY FORD, IN MANY LOW TECH WAYS I AM SMARTER THAN HENRY FORD. I DO NOT COPY ASSEMBLY LINES FROM MEAT PACKING TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY LINES, I create new methods and devices that are universal to all vehicles on all assembly lines that is just one step more than what Mr. Ford did which was to produce and copy via an assembly line that he did not invent but did perfect over lots and lots of trial by error and extra ordinary engineers and machinists. When your interested in making hundred of millions in profit that the consumer will gladly pay to have a vehicle of greater value, give me a call or better yet start listening to what your consumers say after they see what I have created. I think the consumer knows what he is talking about when he see's what I have done. YOU WILL TOO. IT IS FUN MAKING BETTER VEHICLES WITH GREATER CONSUMER VALUE AND PROFITING WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONSUMER.</p>  </div>   </div> <div class="comment__actions flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center ml-2" aria-label="Comment Controls"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/signup/cold-join?session_redirect=%2Fpulse%2Fstate-technology-isnt-threatening-auto-industry-its-mark-fields%3Ftrk%3Dprod-inf-stateofmyindustry-0615-amyspost&trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_like" class="comment__action inline-block font-sans text-xs text-color-text-low-emphasis cursor-pointer" data-tracking-control-name="article-ssr-frontend-pulse_x-social-details_comments-action_comment_like" data-tracking-will-navigate> <div class="flex flex-row items-center "> <icon class="action-btn__icon w-2 mr-0.5" data-svg-class-name="action-btn__icon--svg" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/70k0g8kmgdfjjymflqqzipzxj"> </icon> <span class="action-btn__button-text 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