About

Ford Motor Company has been an innovator since it introduced its first Model A in 1903. The Ford-MIT Alliance, launched in 1998, is MIT’s longest running industry alliance. The alliance has funded more than 150 projects, which have led to improvements in safety, vehicle autonomy, enterprise modeling, energy storage, and powertrain efficiency.

The Ford-MIT Alliance welcomes proposals for collaborative research projects in many areas during its annual RFP process. For more information, please contact FordRFP@mit.edu
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Events

Ford Motor Company has been collaborating with MIT since 1998 under the Ford-MIT Research Alliance. 
Ford invites MIT Principal Investigators to attend a Request For Proposals (RFP) presentation for MIT and Media Lab researchers on Tuesday, Apr 14 2020 1-2:30pm.
 
The  WebEx info is below this note.
  1. All attendees will be provided a packet containing details of the RFP process, contacts, deadlines and template for initial idea submission
  2. If you have questions, please use the chat (to everyone) option on WebEx or click on raise your hand symbol
  3. We also have 30 min for Q&A at the end of the 60 min presentation
For technical/high level questions on the MIT alliance relationship, please contact Professor Jonathan How jhow@mit.edu), the co-director of the Ford-MIT Alliance.
 
Best regards and stay safe.
Jonathan How and Bala Chander (bchander@ford.com)
 
WEBEX info
 
Date: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Tuesday, Apr 14 2020 (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
 
 
Meeting number (access code): 715 305 274 
 

Join by phone 
Tap to call in from a mobile device (attendees only) 
+1-313-248-3668 FordNet 248-3668 / Toll 
+1-888-628-3668 US Toll Free Number 
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Join from a video system or application
Dial 715305274@ford.webex.com 
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. 
 

 
NOTICE: This meeting may include the option for video. The recording of meetings is prohibited.

 

Forms

Downloads are generally restricted to MIT users authenticating via their Touchstone Identity.

To access them : please scroll to the bottom of this page and click the 'Login using Touchstone' link.
Once you have clicked the 'Login via Touchstone' link, you should be taken to a user profile, where you will have a link to the downloadable 'Forms' in the upper right menu bar.

 

Leadership

Jonathan How
Director, Ford–MIT Alliance
Richard Cockburn MacLaurin Professor
of Aeronautics and Astronautics
jhow@mit.edu
617.253.3267