https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-new-autonomous-self-driving-car-mobility-company/

Why is this a big deal? Well, Ford is one of the world's largest automakers, and for it to take such a serious measure to help speed up its autonomous vehicle development plans means that other major companies are going to need to get similarly serious if they're going to keep up.

All of Ford's autonomous vehicle development and AV business development will live under one umbrella now.