Ford is advancing EV automation with newly-announced eyes-off driving roadmap

Ford has outlined a significant technology roadmap that links affordable electric vehicles with higher levels of automated driving, artificial intelligence integration and a new centralised electronic architecture

Announced at CES 2026, the strategy centres on the company’s forthcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform, which is set to debut in a $30,000 electric pickup truck and later support eyes-off highway driving by 2028.

The most notable development is Ford’s plan to...