liz: harold ford, jr., used to work at fox, a contributor. very well liked here.re with a prominent role on the morning show and they did not want him anymore. >> let's be clear, the woman made a claim. morgan stanley investigated the claim. that doesn't mean what she said is wrong. firing him for that claim may have been a step too far. or listen, a lot of the stuff is gray. liz: interesting he was welcomed back at milken, that's a good sign. >> he's done a good job and generally a good guy. liz: what's happening with the nfl, i was at a graduation, i missed you causing a ruckus with the nfl. >> the nfl had spies out watching us. this is the spygate. we had nfl goons -- not goons, but guys standing around looking at me, what are you going to say? i had the agenda, there i am. i look like a goon. liz: how co-anchors view you. >> i had the agenda, right? in the meeting they were talking about us, like i just want everybody to know we have major media out there. fox business is out there. and here's the interesting thing, liz, so they were freaked out we were there.

that bill ford jr. r its money in terms of recruiting really smart people to come here. >> we are. >> reporter: it's a market some say ford has already lost to competitors like general motors and google's wamo unit, companies promising to have autonomous cars on the road by later this year or early next. ford predicts its self-driving models won't be ready until 2021. some people say you're already behind the ball. >> i don't believe that. >> reporter: you don't? >> no. >> reporter: but these are coming out before you. >> they're coming out with statements. there's been a lot of overpromising and a lot of misinformation that's been out there. it's really important that we get it right rather than get it quickly. >> reporter: another competitor, tesla ceo elon musk, has openly criticized legacy detroit automakers like ford for being stuck in the past. and yet last week, after announcing that he was laying off 9% of his white-collar workforce, musk appeared to seek common ground. musk tweeted recently tesl

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