Ford is Developing a Lane-Splitting Detection System

Ford’s patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2016 but only published May 24, 2018, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Coincidentally, application was published just a week before General Motors settled a lawsuit with a motorcyclist involved in an accident with one of its autonomous cars.

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Ford Patents Car With Deployable Motorcycle

We’ve seen some pretty crazy looking patents, but this one probably tops them all. Ford has filed a patent for a car with a motorcycle built into it that can be deployed as a separate vehicle. It’s kind of like the Batpod that shoots out of the Batmobile in Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, but with a Ford C-Max.

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A Great Moto-Hauler That Won't Break the Bank - Part 1

Looking for a new moto-hauler but don’t like the idea of shelling-out $35-50 large? There’s a great option out there as long as you’re not hell-bent on having a brand-new vehicle. Ford has been selling the new-style Transit Van in Europe and other markets for a while now, but it only came to the U.S. in 2015. To be clear, we’re talking about the full-size Transit Van, not the Transit Connect. The Connect is the mini-van style and not really suitable as a moto-hauler.

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MO Interview: Brad Richards, Design Director, Harley-Davidson

You really can’t keep it any more real than Harley’s new Design Director, Brad Richards, who honed his American iron (and aluminum) chops at Ford Trucks before making the move from Detroit to Milwaukee a year ago. We got the chance to sit down with him and ask a few questions last week when he was in town to show off Harley’s new Low Rider S.

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