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Ford Adds Gowns, COVID-19 Tests To Its Medical Equipment Initiative

What’s new is that Ford will now work with an airbag supplier, Joyson Safety Systems, to make reusable gowns, and collaborate with Thermo Fisher Scientific to boost capacity at its Lenexa, Kansas site to make more COVID-19 testing kits.

Self-Driving NAVYA, Beep Shuttles Used To Tranport COVID-19 Tests To Mayo Clinic In Florida

The service began March 30 as four driverless vehicles traveled a designated route to the Jacksonville Mayo Clinic where the COVID-19 tests were placed in secure containers before being loaded onto the shuttles.

Trump Orders General Motors To Make Ventilators–After The Automaker Reiterated Plans Do So With Ventec

Earlier Friday Trump unleashed a Twitter tirade directed at GM after a New York Times report said the voluntary initiative by GM and Ventec, was stalled by the White House’s contention that the $1 billion price tag was excessive.

Ford, GE Healthcare, 3M Team To Make Respirators, Ventilators

The automaker will help 3M scale up production of its air-purifying respirators, collaborate with GE Healthcare to boost production of a simplified version of GE’s existing ventilator design.