{"id":2713,"date":"2026-04-16T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/fords-ev-and-software-chief-doug-field-is-leaving-the-company\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:05:00","slug":"fords-ev-and-software-chief-doug-field-is-leaving-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/fords-ev-and-software-chief-doug-field-is-leaving-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford\u2019s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image of Ford\u2019s Doug Field\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: The Verge, Ford\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Vrg_illo_Doug_field_ford.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Ford is shaking things up as it relates to its EV and software teams. Doug Field, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/9\/7\/22661291\/apple-car-chief-ford-doug-field\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who left Apple five years ago<\/a> to helm Ford&rsquo;s multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles and software, is stepping down next month. Getting a promotion will be Alan Clarke, the ex-Tesla engineer who now leads Ford&rsquo;s California-based skunkworks lab. Clarke&rsquo;s new title will be vice president of advanced development projects, and he will continue to helm the effort to develop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/879975\/ford-universal-ev-platform-skunkworks-aero-battery-range\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ford&rsquo;s Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The shake-up comes less five months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/844813\/ford-hybrid-erev-f150-energy-storage-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ford announced a massive $19.5 billion writedown<\/a> on its EV investment, as well as the discontinua \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/912647\/ford-doug-field-leaving-ev-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford is shaking things up as it relates to its EV and software teams. 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