https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/28/ford-hints-at-shift-to-middle-mile-autonomous-delivery-with-argo-ai/

Ford and autonomous vehicle technology company Argo AI have been partnering for years to bring high level self-driving capabilities to Ford vehicles. To date, much of that partnership has been realized through robotaxi services and, more recently, last mile delivery. Now, it looks like Ford is interested in expanding that partnership to focus on middle mile deliveries.

“We’re getting more and more interested as a company, maybe a bit of a strategic shift, on goods movement,” said Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, during Wednesday’s Q1 2022 earnings call. “It’s aligned with our commercial vehicle business and our customers feel they’re getting more and more interested in middle mile, specifically.”