Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Visits Ford As Part Of His 'Year Of Travel Challenge'

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Visits Ford As Part Of His ‘Year Of Travel Challenge’

In choosing to come to Michigan, Zuckerberg met with Ford employees to learn about their work and how they are incorporating new technology and innovation into design, product development and manufacturing.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg works on the F-150 assembly line during a visit to Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg recently visited Ford Motor Co. as part of his “Personal Year of Travel Challenge” to get out and talk to more people about how they’re living, working and thinking about the future.

In choosing to come to Michigan, he met with Ford employees to learn about their work and how they are incorporating new technology and innovation into design, product development and manufacturing.

As part of the visit, he worked on the line at the Dearborn Truck Plant, saw how the company prototypes and designs vehicles at its Product Development Center, and rode in the Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle to get a feel for how the company is preparing for the future as it transforms to be an auto and mobility company.

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