Ford said Thursday it is investing $182 million in Pivotal, a Silicon Valley-based software development company, to gain access to cutting-edge software-development expertise that the
automaker admits it would struggle to develop on its own. Ford’s investment is part of a $253 million financing package for Pivotal that also includes funding from Microsoft, GE, EMC and VMware. Ford's software engineers are adept at creating software to manage and control engines, transmissions and braking and
other automotive hardware but said the automaker needs to be able to quickly develop software used by consumers, Fields said.
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