How Ford is using AI to power its next-gen ambitions
Mint.Ford Blue focuses on internal combustion vehicles, Ford Model e develops electric vehicles and Ford Pro builds commercial vehicle and fleet solutions.The EPEO organisation operates across roughly 32 locations globally, including in Chennai and Bengaluru, and supports technology systems across about 600 operational sites worldwide, including around 70 manufacturing plants.AI is being embedded across Ford’s technology stack—from engineering simulations to enterprise workflows and productivity tools.According to Walimbe, the company is pursuing AI across three broad areas: large strategic initiatives overseen by senior leadership, organisation-wide adoption of AI tools by employees, and targeted applications designed to improve specific business processes.Ford has already begun deploying AI in engineering workflows. Internal high-performance computing clusters powered by graphics processing units are dramatically accelerating simulations used in vehicle design.
Computational fluid dynamics simulations that once took 15 hours now run in about 10 seconds using AI-optimised GPU clusters. The company is deploying thousands of GPUs as it expands its AI infrastructure and is preparing its data centres to support next-generation chips.“The speed at which AI is evolving is unlike anything we have seen before.
When we moved to the cloud it took years. AI is moving at a much faster pace,” said the Ford veteran who has spent more than three decades at the company.Beyond engineering, the company is experimenting with broader use of AI tools across the workforce.
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