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• Ford uses Microsoft cloud to seamlessly update cars

  Ford Motor Co. is moving to automatically update its cars infotainment systems using Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

• Ford drives scheduling with artificial intelligence

  At Ford Motor Co., managers were struggling to work out a schedule for the growing number of people in a three-year program for new hires fresh out of college.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for January 22

  Ford drives into the Valley ... Oracle promises cheaper hardware ... Samsung-Blackberry deal still in play ... and more

• Honda rolls out pedestrian detection for Legend sedan

  Honda is enhancing its smart car technology with a system that can detect pedestrians and nearby vehicles.

• Ford wants to keep drivers alert on the long road to autonomous cars

  Self-driving vehicles will make the driver redundant, but long before that, smarter cars may leave the driver thinking about other things.

• Ford exec says it doesn't collect or share car location data

  A Ford executive told U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) that the automaker does not collect or share location data from cars without the operator's explicit permission.

• Asleep at the wheel: Searching for super-smart cars at CES

  Cool, intelligent car? Check. Controller wristwatch? Check. Now all you need is the leather jacket and 1980s perm to be Michael Knight.

• Report: Ford's Alan Mulally says he won't go to Microsoft

  Ford CEO Alan Mulally, seeking to end speculation over a possible move to Microsoft, told the Associated Press on Monday that he will not become the software company's next CEO.

• Big data roadblocks will slow driverless cars until 2040, analyst says

  The excitement over recent advancements in autonomous vehicle technology has elicited some optimistic expectations.

• Ford drives apps for navigation, social, fun

  Ford Motor Co. is looking to integrate drivers' favorite apps into their cars, giving them someone to read them the morning newspaper, along with an app to find them the site of their next great date.

• Ford to make cars smarter with Google Prediction

  Ford Motor Co. wants to use the Google Prediction API to predict driver behavior and use that input to make cars perform better.