Ford Motor Company, Henrico Virginia and DE-CIX have joined the Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC) as founding members.
Ford has earned its place because of its plans to collaborate with other innovators to create the next generation of connected, electrified and autonomous vehicles. Ford is also working with cities to help design smarter, more efficient transportation systems. Ford vehicles are wirelessly connected to the Internet today, and these connections require a dependable wired Internet backbone to close the data loop and unlock new services and experiences for customers, the company saids in a statement Monday.