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According to a new study published in Nature Communications, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles – commonly referred to as “flying cars” – are better suited to longer flights than shorter commutes.

Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday the establishment of the Alan Mulally Leadership in Engineering Scholarship. The scholarship fund, a $1 million program that provides financial assistance to outstanding students pursuing degrees in automotive engineering, honors former CEO Alan Mulally. The program will award 10 one-time $10,000 scholarships each year to sophomore or junior engineering students at premier partner universities around the world. The program will begin in 2015 and run for 10 years. Ford and the Ford Motor Co. Fund will each provide funding of $500,000. Mulally joined Ford in 2006 and served as President, CEO, and a board member until retiring in June 2014. Ford Fund will manage the program as part of the Ford Blue Oval Scholars, which will connect scholarship winners with the company’s corporate STEM (science, engineering, technology, and math) strategic initiative. Ford will identify scholarship recipients by working with its partner universities.

Ford battery materials sourcing

Ford Motor Co.’s newest commercial truck, the F-600 Super Duty chassis cab, slots between the Ford F-550 and F-650.

The company celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Mustang's launch with the introduction of the 2015 convertible and a 50th anniversary special edition at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. Refreshed Focus gets dynamic and electronic improvements.

The system is a late step in Ford’s building-block approach to self-driving cars. Existing assistance systems will be integrated and use improved sensors, hardware, and software.

Leveraging expansive networking and traceability, Ford has transformed its manufacturing spaces with data wellsprings that drive quality and productivity.

Ford details F-150 Lightning

Ford engineers 2022 Bronco to give Jeep the willies

Ford expands EV lineup with E-Transit cargo van

The system, to be offered on nearly all Ford SUVs globally by 2020, uses real-time video from 1-megapixel wide-angle-lens cameras mounted in the vehicle’s grill and lift gate to help drivers see around corners.

The company is beefing up its use of cameras and expanding their roles. Imagers can help drivers peer around corners and help back up trailers in addition to basic functions like lane keeping.

Electronically controlled shocks and a new Trail Control system that automatically adjusts power and braking at each wheel lead the 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor's suspension upgrades.

Corning's new glazing material delivers more than five times the strength, pound for pound, of conventional auto glass while offering significant mass reduction and improved optics.

Ford is returning to its roots as the company looks to its future with the move of its key autonomous vehicle and electric vehicle business and strategy teams to Detroit in early 2018.