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Ford Expands Canadian Research Base
Ford Motor Co. says it will spend $375 million (C$500 million) in Canada to set up a vehicle connectivity center in Ottawa, hire more than 300 engineers there and increase advanced powertrain research in Ontario at a research center in Windsor and engine plant in Oakville.
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Ford Motor Co. says it will spend $375 million (C$500 million) in Canada to set up a vehicle connectivity center in Ottawa, hire more than 300 engineers there and increase advanced powertrain research in Ontario at a research center in Windsor and engine plant in Oakville.
Ford also is adding 100 connectivity researchers in the U.S. The company says the project will double the size of its global connectivity team. Ford expects the global market for vehicle connectivity products and services will balloon to $131 billion by 2019.
The Ottawa Research and Engineering Centre staff will include engineers who worked for Canada’s Blackberry mobile communications company and Blackberry’s QNX in-car operating system unit.
Ford says the Ottawa facility will help develop in-vehicle infotainment systems, connectivity electronics, Bluetooth connectivity, driver-assist features and autonomous vehicle systems. The carmaker plans to eventually open four more such centers in Sunrise, Fla.; Cary, N.C.; and Waterloo and Oakville, Ontario.
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