For example, agreements have been finalized for a national center for connected and automated vehicle research testing, product development, validation and certification at the former Willow Run
Powertrain Plant site in Ypsilanti Township, located west of Detroit.
Ford further divulged the F - 150 will continue being build at the Dearborn truck
plant and that its hybrid
powertrain will allow it to act as a mobile generator for job
sites, while its payload and towing capacity will not be dramatically affected.