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Argo AI third-generation test vehicle (Ford Fusion Hybrid)
Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
RetiredSucceeded by Argo AI Ford Escape Hybrid robotaxi United StatesSupervisedSAE level 4

Argo AI with Ford · robotaxi

Argo AI third-generation test vehicle

Ford Fusion Hybrid

Ford Fusion Hybrid sedans carrying Argo's third-generation sensor and computer package, used to build Ford's planned robotaxi and delivery service.

Price
—service only, not sold
Autonomy
Level 4No driver needed in its area
Driverless
Not yetSafety driver on board
Fleet
—Not published
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published

Why it matters

A retired vehicle from Argo AI with Ford.

Real-world use

Tested with safety drivers in Pittsburgh, Miami, Washington DC, Austin, Detroit and Palo Alto until Argo shut down in October 2022.

Timeline

First shown
2019
Released
Not yet
Argo AI introduces third-generation test vehicle

Maker

Argo AI with FordCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Safety driver on board
Where it runs
Pittsburgh, Miami, Washington DC, Austin, Detroit, Palo Alto (until 2022)
SAE level
Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area

Public attention

A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.

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What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.

Lineage

Every Argo AI with Ford vehicle in order.

  1. Argo AI third-generation test vehicle (Ford Fusion Hybrid)Argo AI third-generation test vehicle (Ford Fusion Hybrid)2019Retired
  2. Argo AI Ford Escape Hybrid robotaxiArgo AI Ford Escape Hybrid robotaxi2022Retired

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedservice only, not sold
How to get one
No official buying page found

Side by side with its peers

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Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

TechCrunch Argo AI is taking its new generation of self-driving vehicles into downtown Detroit Automotive News Europe Ford, VW will shut Argo AI self-driving joint venture

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