Ford 's Smart Mobility unit has invested in ClimaCell 's $ 500 m series seed funding round . ClimaCell has developed " tracking " tools to track short - term weather patterns specific to a location rather than region . Microweather information supports various mobility and autonomous vehicle initiatives , and could be used to direct vehicles around bad weather in the future , said Ford 's Marcy Klevorn . In addition to bad weather , autonomous vehicles ’ vehicle navigation can also be affected by solar storms .
Ford's Smart Mobility unit has invested in ClimaCell's $45m series B funding round. ClimaCell has developed "microweather" tools to track short-term weather patterns specific to a location rather than region. Microweather information supports various mobility and autonomous vehicle initiatives, and could be used to direct vehicles around bad weather in the future, said Ford's Marcy Klevorn. In addition to bad weather, autonomous vehicles’ GPS navigation could also be interrupted by solar storms.