{"id":3489,"date":"2020-03-31T18:16:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/buyevscars\/?p=3489"},"modified":"2020-03-31T18:16:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:16:23","slug":"how-ford-uses-math-for-self-driving-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyevscars.com\/blog\/how-ford-uses-math-for-self-driving-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Celebrates the Mathematic Backgrounds of Its Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>How Ford Uses Math for Self-Driving Cars&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month was Pi Day, specifically on March 14. If you don\u2019t know what that is, pi is the&nbsp;mathematical&nbsp;constant that is defined as the ratio of a circle\u2019s circumference to its diameter. Pi is an infinite&nbsp;number, but&nbsp;is usually shortened to 3.14 to make things simple. That is why March 14 (3-14) is known as Pi Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>So, what does this have to do with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buyevscars.com\/new-ford-milwaukee-wi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ford<\/a>? Well, on Pi Day, Ford released a video sharing how much mathematics plays a role in their development of self-driving cars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ford\u2019s Self-Driving Car Team Celebrates Pi Day \u2013 and the Teachers Who Inspired Them\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7i2aU_R9Kd4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you think about it, this makes sense. Math may be used in the development of normal vehicles, but in self-driving cars, calculations likely&nbsp;have to&nbsp;be made all the time. For example, the vehicle&nbsp;has to&nbsp;take into consideration its own speed while also considering the speed of vehicles around it, doing&nbsp;immediate calculations to determine the risk of collisions and when to apply the brakes.&nbsp;Math allows Ford to achieve the sort of precision necessary to create safe autonomous vehicles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buyevscars.com\/blog\/category\/new-ford-models\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Read more from Ford<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a lot of intelligent people at Ford working to bring together the future of automotive, and this is just one great example. Be sure to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buyevscars.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check back to our website blog for more<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Ford Uses Math for Self-Driving Cars&nbsp; Earlier this month was Pi Day, specifically on March 14. If you don\u2019t know what that is, pi is the&nbsp;mathematical&nbsp;constant that is defined as the ratio of a circle\u2019s circumference to its diameter. Pi is an infinite&nbsp;number, but&nbsp;is usually shortened to 3.14 to make things simple. 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