How self-drive cars will transport us into the future

“Our long-term vision for Ford is not just about selling more cars — that is still very important. But our overall long-term vision is also about making people’s lives better by changing the way the world moves, just as our founder Henry Ford did more than 100 years ago.”
A sceptic might say that statement from Ford’s global president and chief executive Mark Fields at a press event in Germany in recent weeks sounds like a typical PR line when a manufacturer brings out a new car.