On Tuesday, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s shares inclined 3.46% to $14.21.
Ford employees delivered so many new inventions this year that the company has achieved a record number of new patents as Ford Smart Mobility and other initiatives continue to accelerate the pace of innovation.
Innovators at Ford presented nearly 6,000 new inventions in 2015, with many related to autonomous and connected vehicles, wearable devices, eBikes, navigation, ride-sharing platforms and other technologies – an enhance of 36 percent from 2014. These comprise technologies to assist autonomous vehicles detect other vehicles at obstructed intersections, technologies to alleviate range anxiety in electrified vehicles and to extend range in real-world driving. Another new invention is designed for cyclists – allowing riders to report road obstacles to assist other riders.
“Our engineers and scientists are inventing ways to address mobility challenges more than ever – with more patent applications filed this year on car-sharing, wearables, bikes, cloud computing and in other areas to improve consumers’ lives inside and outside the car,” said Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president and chief technical officer. “By hosting – and participating in – more internal hackathons and innovation labs, our employees are stepping up to show that inventing is a precedingity for leadership in the industry.”
As part of Ford Smart Mobility – the company’s plan to use innovation to ascend to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience, and data and analytics – 2015’s record-breaking output of inventions features thousands of technologies that enable key advancements in connectivity, analytics, wearables, electrification and safety.
Ford Motor Company manufactures and distributes automobiles worldwide. The company operates through two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services. The Automotive sector develops, manufactures, distributes, and services vehicles, parts, and accessories. It offers vehicles primarily under the Ford and Lincoln brand names.
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)’s shares gained 0.76% to $56.89.
Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Comcast will issue a press release reporting its results earlier that morning.
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Cable Communications, Cable Netoperates, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment, and Theme Parks segments. The Cable Communications segment offers video, high-speed Internet, and voice services to residential and business customers under the XFINITY brand name. This segment also provides business services, such as cellular backhaul services to mobile network operators; Ethernet network services; and online advertising services.
Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX)‘s shares surged 2.56% to $37.62.
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) declared that it will present at the 36th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 11, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. (CT).
The live webcast of Baxter’s presentation can be accessed from the Baxter corporate website at www.baxter.com and will be accessible for replay through February 11, 2016.
Baxter provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, counting home, acute and in-center dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition; biosurgery products and anesthetics; and pharmacy automation, software and services. The company’s global footprint and the critical nature of its products and services play a key role in expanding access to healthcare in emerging and developed countries. Baxter’s employees worldwide are building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.
Baxter International Inc., develops, manufactures, and markets products for people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions.
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