A decade ago, we’d get the popcorn out and watch futuristic movies based on robots with seemingly humanistic qualities, and it wouldn’t seem like anything, but pure science fiction. The notion of a car thinking for itself and driving people around seemed ludicrous for most. However, that’s not the case anymore. Technology is blossoming and tried, and true institutions like the automotive industry are now developing more high-tech, user-friendly self-driving vehicles. It seems like self-driving cars from films like “I, Robot”, weren’t so far off after all.
In January 2017, Ford Motor Company introduced the Fusion Hybrid autonomous car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the North American International Auto Show. In January 2016, the American car company increased the fleet of first-generation autonomous Fusion Hybrids from the original pack of 10 announced in late 2013, to 30.
In a blog post from Medium.com, Chris Brewer, Chief Program Engineer for Ford Autonomous Vehicle Development, described to readers how an autonomous car is different from a conventional one.
What Drives the Fusion Hybrid?
Since a conventional gas-powered vehicle doesn’t have enough electrical current to juice an autonomous car, Ford engineers had to find a new solution. So they delved into the Fusion Hybrid’s high-voltage battery pack and added a second, self-regulating power converter. This helps produce two sources of power to preserve the vehicle’s efficiency.
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