On BizWireTV: Ford's Autonomous Ride Sharing Vehicles and A New AMEX Report Shows Back-to-School Spending

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On the latest BizWireTV, Ford announces its intent to have a high-volume, fully autonomous SAE level 4-capable vehicle in commercial operation in 2021 in a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service.

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Top of the Wire:

Ford targets fully autonomous vehicle for ride sharing in 2021 (NYSE: F)

Velodyne LiDAR sees investments from Ford and Baidu

Back-to-School

American Express Spending & Saving Tracker shows back-to-school spending up 33% (NYSE: AXP)

This week's QUICK BIZ HITS:

Spectra Management lands on annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies

NIKE unveils "Unlimited Youth" film celebrating athletes who push beyond their limits (NYSE: NKE)

Hostess introduces deep-fried Twinkies

3D animation news series, Daily Bake seeks funding on Kickstarter

And the Top 5 Most Shared Stories of the Week:

Amazon greenlights 10-episode season of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (NASDAQ: AMZN)

Rupert Murdoch names new leadership team at FOX News (NASDAQ: FOX)

Lady Gaga to star opposite Bradley Cooper in "A Star is Born"

EA and Dice game, Battlefield 1 Open Beta to launch on August 31^st (NASDAQ: EA)

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