Ford’s AI voice assistant is coming later this year, L3 driving in 2028

Ford's new AI-powered voice assistant will be rolling out to customers later this year, the company's top software executive said at CES today. And in 2028, the automaker will introduce a hands-free, eyes-off Level 3 autonomous driving feature as part of its more affordable (and hopefully more profitable) Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform, set to launch in 2027.

Most importantly, Ford said it would be developing a lot of the core technology around these products in-house in order...